Hi,I have a late style lancaster pennsylvania squirrel rifle in 32 cal.I am needing to remove the barrel but have never done it on this kind of rifle.I see it seems to have pins both thrue the stock and brass inlays.Is there anything I should know about how to do this.The pins that go through the stock worry me.
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The custom is to insert these pins from right to left with a slight taper polished on the pins as a "wedge" through the hole.
It should not require much preasure to remove the pins, just remember to remove the tang bolt through the breech and the lock bolts first. On many of the pinned in stocks the bolt holding the lock in place goes through a hole in the breech plug tang.
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It should not require much preasure to remove the pins, just remember to remove the tang bolt through the breech and the lock bolts first. On many of the pinned in stocks the bolt holding the lock in place goes through a hole in the breech plug tang.
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When you take out the lock bolt, tang bolt and pins, DO NOT lift the barrel out from the muzzle end like a hooked breech!!! Turn the rifle "belly up" on a padded bench or table and tap the comb of the butt (now on bottom) with your hand. This will drop the breech area out at nearly the same time as the rest of the barrel. Doing it this way will insure you don't "booger up" the wood around the tang or breech area or bend the tang. Don't ask why I know. :redface:
O.K. I really appreciate the low down as I just nearly 1000.00 for this gun and qant to do it right.I cannot find any markings on this barrel are green mountain barrels marked in any way.Also the only marks I have found anywhere on the gun are the letters(MHA) on the inside of the lockplate.Does these markings mean anything to anybody,thanks.
Depending on who built the rifle, the pins may be straight or tapered. Watch the inlays (escutcheon plates) around the pins & if they start to lift you are most likely going the wrong way.
Also, on any of the pins in just wood, take an exacto knife tip & carefully clean out the hole around the pin before you try to remove it so you get the wax & dirt & finish overrun out of the hole & there is less chance of taking a chip out with the pin. If a chip lifts or chips out, SAVE it and put it right back in with Superglue when you get the pin out. Then trim the hole with a exacto knife tip after the glue dries..
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Also, on any of the pins in just wood, take an exacto knife tip & carefully clean out the hole around the pin before you try to remove it so you get the wax & dirt & finish overrun out of the hole & there is less chance of taking a chip out with the pin. If a chip lifts or chips out, SAVE it and put it right back in with Superglue when you get the pin out. Then trim the hole with a exacto knife tip after the glue dries..
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"...I cannot find any markings on this barrel are green mountain barrels marked in any way."
Green Mountain barrels have a stamp on them with a little picture of a mountain on it. I don't want to remove the barrel on any of my rifles so I'm going by memory when I say that they also have the letters GM next to the mountain. The caliber is also marked adjacent to the mountain.
Most builders locate this mark towards the bottom so it is hidden by the stock unless the barrel is removed.
Green Mountain barrels have a stamp on them with a little picture of a mountain on it. I don't want to remove the barrel on any of my rifles so I'm going by memory when I say that they also have the letters GM next to the mountain. The caliber is also marked adjacent to the mountain.
Most builders locate this mark towards the bottom so it is hidden by the stock unless the barrel is removed.
