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Burkdoggy:
Trying to get my MkIII disassembled and the bolt stop pin won't budge.  Anyone have suggestions?  Not my first one of these pistols but it's the first time I couldn't take one apart. 

Thanks in advance!

SemperFiGuy:
OK...........

By now you've probably opened the housing latch (thingie that starts it all) and lifted the mainspring housing lever (attached directly to the housing latch) all the way up to clear the backstrap as much as possible.

And.........the bolt stop pin won't move (that's what you said), probably by twisting and pulling down on the mainspring housing assembly.

My bolt stop pin is quite stubborn, too.   Just won't come out with a healthy, twisty pull on the mainspring housing assembly.  No matter how hard I pull and twist.   Stubborn.

So, what I usually do is either:

1)   Take my hard inertial-impact green plastic RCBS bullet-puller device and give the bolt stop pin a good, hard whack on top, or

2)   Take a short (2ft long) soft pine 2X4 and likewise whack the bolt stop pin.

[Neither the plastic bullet-puller nor the soft pine have ever marred my Ruger in any way, which is why I use them.]

The bolt stop pin always come out with either (1) or (2) procedure.

I have no (3) to offer.


Putting it all back together after cleaning is totally another Chinese puzzle.   Best to shoot it a lot so you clean it a lot and remember all the disassembly/re-assembly steps between times.


FWIW,

sfg

Burkdoggy:
No dice.  I'm going to have clamp this in a vise & get rough with it.  I look forward to putting back together at this point. 

SemperFiGuy:
Geez..........   Too bad.

The only device holding the bolt stop pin is the sideways force from the recoil spring guide.   And the recoil spring isn't all that strong.

Unfortunately, I've not got much else to offer at this point.   Maybe squirt in some Kroil.

Good Luck. 

sfg

Burkdoggy:
Got it out.  Hated to use a punch but it worked.  The pin is ridiculously tight for the application. 

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