G3 Bolt question

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GI Joe

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I recently purchased one of the G3 clones made in Portugal and it had no manual, so I am struggling to figure disassembly. The main problem is after I have the bolt assembly removed, I pushed the bolt against the carrier so that it now seems locked into place. How do pull the bolt back away from the carrier? It seems like squeezing the roller pins should do the job, but all that does is indent my finger and thumb. Any help would be appreciated.
 
To disassemble the bolt, you need to rotate the bolt-head. It'll spring off after you twist it about 90 degrees. To put it back together, put the firing pin and the spring into the carrier. Then put the inner part onto the pin and spring. Twist it 180 degrees. Then put the bolt head on until it snaps all the way to the bolt head carrier. Then pull it out about 5mm. Then twist it back into it's original position (I need a pair of needle nose pliers to do this myself).

It's hard the first few times, but eventually it'll make sense. If you still need help, I think I can find a graphic of the disassembly process online.
 
There should be a gap of about .200" or so between the bolt and the face of the bolt carrier for reassembly into the weapon. If the rollers are stuck out it means the bolt is all the way back. If you look at the end of the extractor (opposite the bolt face), you will notice that it is hooked in behind a tapered ramp on the bolt carrier. Give the bolt a little twist to free the extractor and pull outward. The rollers should now sit flush. Careful not to turn the bolt too far as this is also how you disassemble the bolt from the carrier. Not a problem, but there is definitely a "technique" for getting it back together. You'll need to compress the backside of the extractor to get the bolt back in, which can be a real prick. You’ll know why G3 types fling brass as far as they do when you start pressing on the extractor! Hope this helps.

Joe
 
If I'm reading you question right, you are less worried about disassembly and more about returning the bolt to the forward position (?). Insert bolt and carrier into the receiver backwards. When the rollers contact the rear of the receiver give it a whack. The bolt will snap to the forward position. The down side is it may chip your finish. On the other hand the stock assembly covers that part of the receiver anyway,
 
Joe, you can't own a HK without getting the rollers locked out the first time around. That's how you learn and everyone's done it.

Here's a link to HKPRO/MG42, where they have a reprint of a Norwegian G3 disassembly/reassembly manual.

http://www.mg42.net/G3_diss.htm

Illustrations and text should do it.
 
Destructo6 is right: locking the rollers during your first re-assembly is the HK91/G3 initiation.

Welcome to the club!
 
The first time I did that it took me the frighteningly better part of an evening to get it unlocked. now that i think about it, it does seem like hk hazing.
 
When your rollers get locked, you can use the leather sling to pull the bolt-head forward. The sling can also assist in turning the bolt-head when it's oily and slippery or you're using gloves.
 
Welcome to TFL, Herr Stahl. I see you've retained a few tricks from basic training in the Bundeswehr. Getting the bolt head to rotate properly back into place was the most common issue among recruits, right after inserting the barrel into the MG3 before the recoil enhancer muzzle cap.
 
You might be surprised, but i still can disassemble and reassemble the G3 and MG blindfolded.

The Langendernbacher

PS: Bei Gelegenheit trink ich mal ein Warsteiner auf Dein Wohl! ;)
 
Hallo Stahl,

How do you like the MaschinenGewehr 3? ist maschinengewehr das beste gebildet. Das ist gut, Ja. The MG42 is my favorite of all time and that was made to perforate and cut through infantry like a hot knife through butter. What is your profession in Deustchland? I would like to know some more about you.

Danke,

Reinhard Heydrich
 
R.H.

Is that your real name? If so, I'm sorry. If not, why didn't you choose Hynkel, Garbitsch or Herring as your handle? That would at least be somewhat funny. :(
 
That's baloney, Mr. Heydrich. No parent with a last name like that has named their child Reinhard since 1945. This is not funny.

Refresher in German history for those scratching their heads right now:

Reinhard Heydrich (1904-1942) was second in importance to Heinrich Himmler in the Nazi SS organization. Nicknamed "The Blond Beast" by the Nazis, and "Hangman Heydrich" by others, Heydrich had insatiable greed for power and was a cold, calculating manipulator without human compassion who was the leading planner of Hitler's Final Solution in which the Nazis attempted to exterminate the entire Jewish population of Europe.

Heydrich was the man behind the SS Einsatzgruppen, the special SS troops who rounded up and executed Jews, Communists, political dissidents, gypsies and many other "unwanted" people. When Heydrich was assassinated in 1942 by members of the Czech resistance, the SS exterminated all 172 men and boys in the village of Lidice on June 10, 1942. The village was then destroyed and erased from German maps after being levelled to the ground and plowed.
 
You'd be a little more credible without the German WWII belt buckle slogan as your sig line. I don't believe for one second that your name is what you say it is. Heydrich was intensely unpopular even among the Nazi elite, as henchmen usually don't get invited to dinner parties, so there were never very many children named after Reinhard Heydrich, Josef Mengele or Adolf Eichmann. People with those last names routinely changed their names after World War II, and those who kept them certainly didn't name their kids after Nazi butchers.
 
Thanks Lendringser,
I first wondered how "German" his name sounded for someone living in Texas, until something went "click" in my mind and I searched for that name.

They won't die out, will they? :(


@ "Herr Heydrich": You would have at least a little bit of "credible deniability" if wouldn't use THAT signature line.
Quite frankly, I'd rather believe a sergeant who tells me the G3 is gas-operated than you.
 
Sigh.
Once again, Rich Lucibella proves TFL to lack humor, free speech, ultra-right sympathies and Nazi leanings. Necessary actions taken. No emails necessary.

Those truly interested in the topic....kindly carry on.
Rich
 
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