I have my Ruger M77 MkII rifle bolt "partially" diassembled, but now it won't go further or go back. The Owner's Manual is worse than useless - it's misleading - so I could use some help.
The manul refers to something they call the "disassembly hole," but they don't describe it either by size or location. (An online search after the fact indicated it's probably about paperclip diameter and is on the cocking piece.) The manual then says to unscrew the cocking piece, but I can't see how that is possible with the underbolt cocking-piece lug extension blocking a counter-clockwise unscrewing attempt.
First things first: is the disassembly hole the one that's horizontal or vertical, or in other words, next to the underbolt cocking-piece lug or is it the one that's through that lug? Or is it some other hole entirely?
Next, picking the wrong disassembly hole (further forward on the bolt), I began to unscrew the cocked firing pin assembly, but it only went halfway before butting up against the bolt body. At this point, I'd settle for getting the cocker back up to the fully-cocked resting position.
Thanks for any help.
Jaywalker
The manul refers to something they call the "disassembly hole," but they don't describe it either by size or location. (An online search after the fact indicated it's probably about paperclip diameter and is on the cocking piece.) The manual then says to unscrew the cocking piece, but I can't see how that is possible with the underbolt cocking-piece lug extension blocking a counter-clockwise unscrewing attempt.
First things first: is the disassembly hole the one that's horizontal or vertical, or in other words, next to the underbolt cocking-piece lug or is it the one that's through that lug? Or is it some other hole entirely?
Next, picking the wrong disassembly hole (further forward on the bolt), I began to unscrew the cocked firing pin assembly, but it only went halfway before butting up against the bolt body. At this point, I'd settle for getting the cocker back up to the fully-cocked resting position.
Thanks for any help.
Jaywalker