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I did not see another post like this on the Forum so I apologize if I am repeating. I recently purchased a used Ruger 10/22 Target model (Serial 252-XXXXX) that looks like it was manufactured in 2002. It has a laminate stock and the older silver aluminum trigger group.
I attempted to field strip the rifle this morning to give my new toy a good cleaning and I'll be damned if the receiver would not separate from the laminate stock. There is no barrel band on the Target models so the only thing holding the rifle together is the takedown screw. I loosened the takedown screw all the way out, positioned the cross bolt safety in the middle and still could not get the two pieces to separate. They are really welded together good too.
I am looking for some advice from the forum members. Does anyone have an idea or a trick they could pass along? If you have had this issue with separating a rifle and its receiver before, how did you fix it?
This little problem would also explain why the action is so dirty (and probably why I got it so cheap). The previous owner could not take the rifle apart to clean it.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Yes .Sounds like a much better idea than gluing the whole rifle into the stock.
I picked up my Target 10/22 from the gunsmith last night. Apparently a previous owner had bedded the barrel and the action in the stock with some very hard epoxy. The smith was able to save the stock with minimal damage to it. But as he was trying to separate the stock from the action, he broke a piece off of the trigger guard/housing. He ended up ordering a brand new Pike Arms aluminum trigger housing to replace the part he broke, which I thought was a real stand up move on his part as this would have cost me over $70.00 to replace (if I wanted to stay with the aluminum trigger housing or if I spent the money on a BX trigger for it) and he only charged me $60.00 total for all of the work he did. I tried to give him more money to make up the difference for what he paid for the new trigger housing, but he refused. I will definitely be bringing more business his way in the future.
I plan to finish stripping the action down and doing a thorough cleaning on it this weekend. Going to need a long sonic bath. Because the action was glued into the stock, it does not look like the action has ever been cleaned. Very dirty with crud caked on and crammed everywhere. I am also going to try to remove some of the epoxy from the stock before I reassemble the rifle. Will and use some light sandpaper at first, but may need to turn to the Dremel with a sanding attachment. Sand a little and fit. Sand a little and refit. Will post before and after pictures when I am done with it. Thanks for all your help with this pretty silly problem.
Has anyone else had this type of issue happen to them with a used rifle that you had just purchased?