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A friend's recent widow has asked me to clean up her late husbands guns. They have been pretty neglected, to say the least.
One is a Winchester Model 62A, and it is giving me fits. First, I couldn't get the slide cover to budge. Soaking in penetrating oil and applying a bit of heat finally loosened it enough so I could remove it.
The next step is removing the magazine tube. This is where I am stuck. I did get the retaining pin driven out, but the tube must be rusted in place. I can't get it to slide forward. I have soaked the "tube loops" in oils, penetrating oils and gun solvent for several days. I have tried a bit of heat, tapping with a mallet and even using a punch and hammer in the cartridge cutout. Nothing budges the tube.
Without removing the tube, I cant remove the slide and the bolt to clean them.
What do I do to get the magazine tube to free up without destroying it?
HELP!
Thanks.
A friend's recent widow has asked me to clean up her late husbands guns. They have been pretty neglected, to say the least.
One is a Winchester Model 62A, and it is giving me fits. First, I couldn't get the slide cover to budge. Soaking in penetrating oil and applying a bit of heat finally loosened it enough so I could remove it.
The next step is removing the magazine tube. This is where I am stuck. I did get the retaining pin driven out, but the tube must be rusted in place. I can't get it to slide forward. I have soaked the "tube loops" in oils, penetrating oils and gun solvent for several days. I have tried a bit of heat, tapping with a mallet and even using a punch and hammer in the cartridge cutout. Nothing budges the tube.
Without removing the tube, I cant remove the slide and the bolt to clean them.
What do I do to get the magazine tube to free up without destroying it?
HELP!
Thanks.