Chilean mauser dis assembly

[eighteenninetytwo]

I have removed all screws, taken off top handguard, removed floor plate etc. for the life of me I cannot get the trigger guard / mag well assembly to come off. Am I missing something obvious? I can't grab hold of it any other way but the trigger guard and I don't want to exert too much force in case I bend it. Any tips?

[Vee3]

Hmmm. Might try puting the floor plate back on and tap it from the top with a dowel/mallot (?)

Some milsurps have wood that's swelled enough to make part removal tough sometimes.

[SVT-40]

Once you have the barreled action out of the stock replace the screws which held the action in place. Only screw them in a few turns. Use a brass hammer or other non marring type hammer to tap each screw head. Go back and forth between each screw rocking the trigger guard out of the stock a small amount with each blow of the hammer.

[Vee3]

Uhhhh... The screws thread into the receiver, not the bottom thingy.

[SVT-40]

Uhhhh... The screws thread into the receiver, not the bottom thingy.

Guess I had that backassward!

The info I gave was for a stuck action....

How about use a proper sized punch or wood rod in the bolt holes. Just alternating taps on each end should loosen it.