Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This section needs additional citations for verification. M1903A3: Aperture rear sight, blade type front sight. 30 M1 Ball cartridgeĥ-round stripper clip, 25-round (Air Service Variant) Internal Box Magazineįlip-up rear sight graduated to 2,700 yards (2,500 m), blade post-type front sight. User dependent usually 15 to 30 rounds per minuteĥ,500 yards (5,000 m) with. This is a roll pin so can be punched out either way.1903–1936 (as the standard U.S. Remove the trigger shoe from the trigger bar. Then grab the opposite leg with a needle nosed pliers and pull it up and out. Put a punch in the way of the spring to prevent it from rotating. Remove the slide stop return spring-the final spring of the disassembly-from the frame. Remove the trigger by pulling it all the way forward, rotating it, and then pushing it out the back of the gun. The magazine catch and its spring will dump out when the pin is removed. This is another one directional pin with knurling on it. Punch the magazine release spring pin out. Then pull the magazine release button out either side. Take out the ambidextrous magazine release button by pushing forward and down on the spring mechanism inside the gun. Just push the ejector over, out of the way of the pin and pull up. While it is being held in by a pin sticking halfway out through the hole, there’s no need to remove the pin. Remove the disconnector by rotating down and pulling it out from the bottom of the slide. Those four part should just fall out the back of the gun. The hammer block is black with a silver spring and the sear is silver with a red spring. Again, this is a one directional pin with knurling on it so punch it out left to right. From the back, turn it 90 degrees and pull it out. Slide the hammer out the bottom of the gun.
Punch it out left to right using a larger starter punch first. This is a one directional pin with knurling on it. These are friction fit so you should be able to easily push them through. While removing these pins, keep the back of the frame angled down so the spring doesn’t fly out and get lost in your shop. Now it’s time to remove the grip safety mechanism which is held in by the two pins that were kept in place by the grips. Don’t rock it out or else it will get stuck in the frame. Pull the grip safety backstrap straight out. Remove the plunger, spring, and detent from the main spring housing and separate the three parts. Punch the main spring retaining pin out left to right. The plunger on the bottom of the grip will want to fly out when you take the main spring pin out so be sure to keep a finger over it. Put your thumb in the way of the hammer and pull the trigger. While they won’t spring out, they will fall out so just be careful not to tip them out of the gun.īefore removing the main spring retaining pin, you’ll need to release the tension on the spring by releasing the hammer. Don’t lose them if they stay in the grips! They should have a tiny rubber washer on them. The grips are removed with T15 Torx Drive. Slide the barrel out while continuing to hold the bushing and spring down (so they don’t fly across your shop) and then pull the bushing and spring out. This will angle the bushing upwards so that the barrel is free. With the barrel all the way back-completely out of the front of the slide-pull the bushing forward (you might need to use a punch for this) and when you get to the notch in the slide, pull up on the bushing.
This will cause the barrel to be in a position where it can move freely back and forth but cannot be taken out because the bushing doesn’t move. We will disassemble that in the next step.īefore letting tension off the barrel, make sure it’s straight up and down. Release the slide and pull the whole slide off the frame.ĭump out the breech block. From the other side of the gun, push out the take-down lever while holding the slide back.Ĭontinue to hold the slide in place and grab the knurling on the barrel. Line the notch in the slide up with the boss on the take-down lever by pulling the slide back.
* Disclaimer: I don’t know the name of every part on this gun so if you need a reference please use this parts diagram: Most of the pins on this gun are punched out left to right.īefore getting started on this disassembly, make sure you have the following tools:īench Blocks/Hockey Pucks with Drilled Hole You can easily make a starter punch by grinding down a broken punch. This will prevent you from breaking any of your punches. Put the parts on the benchtop in groups and in an order that makes sense for reassembly.Ī lot of pins on this gun are larger on one side than the other so have a starter punch handy. This is a difficult gun to take apart and put back together. Take your time with this gun and don’t get frustrated. Here are a few disassembly tips for the Remington R51: