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Remington 510-511-512 bolt disassembly?
stanman
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I'd like to strip and clean the bolt on my 511 Scoremaster, but I need some pointers.
Starting at square 1.
Figured the experts could probably do it with their eyes closed while walking backwards.
Starting at square 1.
Figured the experts could probably do it with their eyes closed while walking backwards.
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To disassemble:
Uncock bolt to remove tension on main spring, drive out bolt sleeve pin, being careful to hold bolt sleeve against tension of main string to prevent loss of parts.
Remove bolt sleeve, safety indicator, main spring and main spring plunger, drive out firing pin cam pin and remove bolt handle assembly, remove firing pin through rear of bolt.
Drive out extractor pins from bottom to top and remove extractors, then remove extractor spring from cross hole in bolt between the two extractors.
To Reassemble:
Place right extractor (having straight edge hook) into slot in right side of bolt, drive in extractor pin from top, place extractor spring in cross hole in bolt between extractors, place left extractor (having angle edge hook) into slot in left side of bolt, compress spring, align holes and drive in extractor pin from top.
Place firing pin into bolt from rear entering firing pin point into firing pin hole in front of bolt and slide into bolt. Place bolt handle over bolt with lug on cam forward and handle on right side. Assemble cam pin through cocking cam of bolt handle and firing pin.
Place main spring follower into bolt with small end forward, place main spring into bolt sleeve and small end of safety indicator into main spring. With bolt handle in downward position so that cam pin is forward, place large end of safety indicator into bolt against slotted end of main spring follower, align slot in main spring follower with small hole in end of bolt, compress main spring by pushing bolt sleeve on rear end of bolt, align holes and drive in bolt sleeve pin.
This was extracted from Brownell's Encyclopedia of Modern Firearms, Parts and Assembly.
I have owned a Remington 511 for nearly 60 years and have never felt the need to disassemble the bolt. After reading this instruction I would hesitate to try. Good luck.
Thanks for all the effort you invested in answering my querie, but I think I'll take your good advice.[:I]
quote:I have owned a Remington 511 for nearly 60 years and have never felt the need to disassemble the bolt. After reading this instruction I would hesitate to try. Good luck.
The only reason I would take one apart was if I was getting light primer hits.