Easiest Rifles to Disassemble

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I read with interest Kroil's thread on the most difficult rifles to disassemble. The stories associated with various rifles is fascinating.

It made me wonder, what are the easiest rifles to disassemble, clean and reassemble?

Any thoughts or stories?
 
field strip

Any bolt rifle is pretty easy to field strip...remove bolt and your're done.

The AK has got to be right up there, esp if you don't tear down the bolt.
If you do, there's two pins to loose, and what........5 pieces resultant?

Same criticism of the M16 family. Go far enough and there's some little pieces easily lost.

How many milllion soldiers learned to manage the M1 with all its parts?
 
I recently took a part and put back together a PPSH. Knowing nothing about them and having never held them before, it was surprising simple.

It was a pretty cool little gun, I felt like it needed some kind of grip infront of the magazine though.
 
[what are the easiest rifles to disassemble, clean and reassemble?]

Boltgun: 1898 Mauser & clones

Levergun: Marlin 336/1894

Pumpgun: Remington 7600 (family)

Semi-Auto: Remington 7400 (family)

Single-Shot: H&R/NEF Handi (types)

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Wouldn't the AK be simpler than the SKS, just on account of the gas piston and bolt carrier being all one assembly instead of having 4 different pieces?
 
Wouldn't the AK be simpler than the SKS, just on account of the gas piston and bolt carrier being all one assembly instead of having 4 different pieces?
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TBH I've never owned an AK, my Galils are a PITA to disassemble and they're AK based.
 
FN-FAL, you open it up, take out the carrier by the tail, and you have easy access to cleaning the chamber, bore, receiver etc. The gas plug is just as easy to remove.
 
TBH I've never owned an AK, my Galils are a PITA to disassemble and they're AK based.
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What makes the Galil so bad to disassemble? The only thing I could think of is that the button to release the receiver cover is much longer, but this only makes reassembly a bit trickier than a typical AK.
 
raftman

What makes the Galil so bad to disassemble? The only thing I could think of is that the button to release the receiver cover is much longer, but this only makes reassembly a bit trickier than a typical AK.
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I find the trigger assembly to be a pain when I strip it down, the bolt carrier group is easy, but the gas cylinder can be a pain when dissembling, I have more of a problem taking it apart than putting it back together:(

Edit: yea I know that's strange:confused:
 
As far as field stripping, the AR leads the way. ONE pin, pull the charging handle and the bolt carrier comes out, no tools. Push the firing pin retainer into the recess with anything, and the result is five pieces - carrier, retainer, firing pin, cam pin, and bolt.

AT THAT POINT YOU ARE CLEANING THE GAS CYLINDER AND PISTON.

#1 simplest military self loading action to field strip and clean, ever. Millions of soldiers have done it sitting in the dirt outdoors for 45 years, and parts loss is extremely limited. None of the parts is spring loaded, or requires contorted twisting to reassemble, unlike striker fired bolt guns.

Another reason why the AR is mechanically superior to piston guns. Less parts = more efficient.
 
Tirod is right, i dont remember ever seeing a soldier loosing an m-16 part. and anything a user would need to do is accomplished in the field strip
 
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