Most difficult guns to disassemble/reassemble and/or clean

[DC-W]

One of many reasons I got rid of mine...

http://spas12.com/spas12ass00.htm

Best gif ever

 

[wilcam47]

 

[ted76]

I don't have any problems working on my 1911's or Buckmark, a friend of mine on here has an Iver Johnson Trailsman (Colt Woodsman clone) that the side would not return to battery, turned out to be burrs on the hammer. that took forever to get back together.

 

[kenpo333]

Ruger Mk 1-II & III. God they suck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Definitely the dirtiest guns in American because no one wants to clean them.

 

[Minuteman]

Great list!

Happy Friday everyone.

I'll add:

Rohrbaugh R9

and Luger P-08

 

[Armadillofz1]

Great list!

Happy Friday everyone.

I'll add:

Rohrbaugh R9

and Luger P-08

? really?

 

[Minuteman]

? really?

I guess everything is relative, I think it's quite tricky:

 

[Anotherpyr]

Ruger Mark II... PITA to get back together. As a rule, I don't even take it apart anymore... I just squirt solvent into it and swab everything I can with long applicator type Q-tips.

This has to be worst. I didn't think so until I tried to put it back together without the manual.

 

[engineerbrian]

Definitely the dirtiest guns in American because no one wants to clean them.

So true! I cleaned my fathers MarkII once. I gave it back to him and told him to just shoot it until it stops working.

 

[Armadillofz1]

I guess everything is relative, I think it's quite tricky:

Both ruger mk 1-3 and the luger don't make this list i think. It takes a little practice to know which way to point the muzzle at different stages of assembly. I guess that could be said for any firearm really. My gsg mp5sd thing has always been a PITA for me.

Biggest worry about the Luger is that it's fragile. I'd hate to break any part. Mine turned 100 this year

 

[Vile Shadow]

I guess everything is relative, I think it's quite tricky:

I heard before that those were nasty to field strip, but my father has one and he seems to have no trouble.

 

[Minuteman]

I heard before that those were nasty to field strip, but my father has one and he seems to have no trouble.

I've found this to be true, anyone who learns all there is to know about a particular firearm can do most anything with it, in short order. Hence the saying "beware of the man who only owns one gun, he knows how to use it".

I think collectively we did a pretty good job of listing the top 10 or so really challenging guns to disassemble/reassemble; lets add a new component to this thread.

Let's list two similar (looking) firearms, then comment on which of the two is the more difficult of them to disassemble/reassemble. I'll start with an example, which is more challenging, the military M9 (Beretta 92FS) or the military M11 (Sig P228)?

 

[dreadpirate]

Mauser military.

 

[Mark75H]

Marlin 60

 

[smokey]

FNAR

AYUP! I have an old browning BAR that isn't a picnic either.

 

[boss66tcode]

Remington 7400 / 7600

It all went ok, but I did have to think hard about it.

 

[TexasBob]

A CZ-82 field strip and clean is easy, a full disassemble is pure madness.

 

[Minuteman]

A CZ-82 field strip and clean is easy, a full disassemble is pure madness.

Fair enough, I only know the basic field strip.

 

[TexasBob]

Here's a little insight into why CZ-82 can be a bag gun, it can be a SOAB to put together!

 

[DaemonAssassin]

Savage 64 bull barrel is a cast iron SOB.