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.22cal AMT Backup Diisassembly/Assembly
seb1999
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I have acquired an AMT .22cal Backup and I have a question regardig takedown and re assembly. I guess I am lucky in that this pistol functions perfectly on minimags. This is the BU with the manual safety and grip safety NOT the DAO
The instructions that I have downloaded and printed clearly state that the bolt loking pin be driven from left to right to achieve removal removal of the bolt as I understand from watching UTube videos the pin has a slight taper to it.
However reading the assembly instructions the bolt is again driven left to right to achieve assembly. I think this is wrong because if this pin has a slight taper to it should it not go back right to left in order to accomodate the taper?
The Utube videos really do not address the taper. I can see a slight 'dimple' on the end of the pin in the videos and it always seems to be on the left side. Also when I manually insert the retaining pin in the bolt it only wants to go right to left dimple end first.
I think I should be inserting the pin right to left dimple end first when assembling this pistol. Are the instructions wrong?
The instructions that I have downloaded and printed clearly state that the bolt loking pin be driven from left to right to achieve removal removal of the bolt as I understand from watching UTube videos the pin has a slight taper to it.
However reading the assembly instructions the bolt is again driven left to right to achieve assembly. I think this is wrong because if this pin has a slight taper to it should it not go back right to left in order to accomodate the taper?
The Utube videos really do not address the taper. I can see a slight 'dimple' on the end of the pin in the videos and it always seems to be on the left side. Also when I manually insert the retaining pin in the bolt it only wants to go right to left dimple end first.
I think I should be inserting the pin right to left dimple end first when assembling this pistol. Are the instructions wrong?
Comments
In disassambly it says drive the pin left to right and in assembly i says to drive the pin left to right.[?]
Also measure the I.D. of the holes in the receiver. The end of the pin with the smaller diameter. Goes in the larger diameter hole. I disassembled Backup's years ago. As I recall the holes in the receiver were the same. Only the pin was tapered.
There were so many versions, made by different companies over the years. Hard to give a definitive answer. As I recall one on the ones I owned, was made or at least marked "OMC".
The ones I owned, worked on. Were made of "soft" stainless steel. The quality of materials and workmanship. Left a lot to be desired. If yours works, and is reliable with Mini-Mags. I wouldn't be tempting faith, by taking it apart.