Easiest Rifles to Disassemble

[JustThisGuy]

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?

[viciouskitty]

Probably the AK 47 would be just about the easiest. As well as some of the simple bolt actions like the mosin nagant

[bamaranger]

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?

[ndking1126]

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.

[PetahW]

[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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[SurplusShooter]

Mosin nagant.

[sirgilligan]

The SIG 556 is so easy. Parts are big, no tools needed for field strip.
http://sigarms556.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10281

[Jason_G]

Are you talking a complete tear down, or just a field strip?

Jason

[Jim243]

The SKS is the easiest in my opinion.

Jim

[egor20]

I have to agree with Jim243, the SKS.

[raftman]

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?

[hooligan1]

Savage Stevens Mod# 120, squeeze trigger pull bolt out and Yahtzee!:p

[egor20]

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?

TBH I've never owned an AK, my Galils are a PITA to disassemble and they're AK based.

[Drummer101]

CZ 452

Only a few parts in the bolt.

[hagar]

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.

[raftman]

TBH I've never owned an AK, my Galils are a PITA to disassemble and they're AK based.

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.

[egor20]

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.

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:

[.300 Weatherby Mag]

Arisaka

Anyone ever disassembled the bolt on one.. So easy and no tools required..

[tirod]

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.

[rickyrick]

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

[Father Time]

Lee Enfield Number 4 Mark 1*

Pull bolt back 1/4 inch, Lift bolt catch upward, Slide bolt out rear of rifle.

It takes 4x longer to read then to do.

The Number 4 Enfields bolts where redesigned for the specific purpose of makeing them easier to field strip and clean.

[doofus47]

In my ignorant hands, it's a toss up between a Mosin Nagant and an Arisaka.
I learned to take apart either bolt and re-assemble them before I looked at the instructions.
Man, I loved those rifles.

As far as semis:
SKS, but i've never had an interest in AKs.

[meatgrinder42]

M16 but only because I'll never forget how to do that...

But in my personal opinion...

Pumpgun: Rem 870.
Pistol: 1911 (C-96 is a like a god-damn puzzle)
Rifle: 1891 Argentine Mauser

Story on the 1911, cleaning it all the way after building I was taking apart the mag catch all the way and the catch and spring shot off into the middle of nowhere. Found the catch but the spring is still MIA to this day, I am thinking about stealing my neighbor's cat to wander around my living room and wait... When it finds it, I'm hoping it will bat it around and I can snatch it up then return the stolen cat.

[mgr52]

For me it is the Mosin Nagant hands down.

[10-96]

I would have thought for sure someone would bring up some old black powder muzzle stuffer. Didn't some of those only have a metal wedge or two located mid-barrel?

[oneoldsap]

PetahW had a very good list , of sporting rifles !

[tobnpr]

What else is there on a bolt action, other than removing the bolt?

Far as semis, I think the Mini-14 would be hard to beat in terms of simplicity of field stripping. Very few parts, and no tools required. Certainly a breeze compared to our AR-15.

[TNT]

the GARAND nuff said

[bailey bud]

A few months ago, I chose between a Remington/Springfield 1903 sporty - and a Winchester M70.

After trying to take the 1903A3 apart and put it back together - I decided the M70 was hands-down --- the easier rifle to take apart and clean.

[Nick9130White]

Mosin is the easiest.
AK platform is easiest without tools.

[Skans]

I'm just going to list semi-auto rifles. Without looking at what others said first, here's my list in order of easiest to hardest (all being relatively easy):

1. Mini-14, except for barrel replacement,
2. AK47-style rifles, except for barrel replacement
3. AR15, except for bolt parts and buffer tube
4. PTR-91

[PTS1]

Another vote for the mini as far as semi-autos.

[AirborneMosinFan]

The bolt pops apart and gun comes apart with ease

[navajo]

CZ 58.

[essohbe]

Mosin is exceptionally easy to me.

And an AK? Really? I think they are a PITA to field strip. An AR you just pop a pin and pull out the bolt. No gastube or muzzlebrake, no piston either. I just spray a little gunscrubber down the AR gastube and it's done.