Mauser 98 cleaning rod Removal

mehavey · May 8, 2013, 07:13 AM

A friend and I were looking over his new 98 Mauser (1940 vintage) yesterday and were stumped on how
to remove the ramrod. Normally w're like an octopus encountering a peanut butter jar containing
a tasty shrimp inside and eventually figure out how to open it, but this one left us scratching our heads.

- Friction fit (and just real tight)?
- Screwed-in fit ?
- Spring-loaded release mechanism (that we couldn't immediately find)

Any experience out there?

tahoe2 · May 8, 2013, 07:46 AM

It's threaded into a little block, you may have to remove the stock, squirt some "Break Free" (or equivalent) on it and let it sit for a few hours.
After that stick a screwdriver in the slot and gently twist to remove. ( if it starts to distort, STOP!) spray it again , but soak it longer.

mehavey · May 8, 2013, 04:48 PM

So easy,... a caveperson could do it.

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PetahW · May 8, 2013, 06:43 PM

.

HEY ! I represent that ! .

tahoe2 · May 8, 2013, 07:57 PM

ME TOO !!

Doc TH · May 8, 2013, 10:47 PM

It's not a ramrod, it's a cleaning rod.
Just unscrew it,

mehavey · May 8, 2013, 11:38 PM

That's why the topic is named Mauser 98 cleaning rod....

Mausermolt · May 9, 2013, 01:34 PM

its probably rusted in. get some good penetrating oil and squirt it in the hole and CAREFULLY unscrew it. its just threaded in.

mehavey · May 9, 2013, 06:35 PM

Nope.
Tahoe2 nailed it first time out.

Twisted, not stirred.
So easy.....

May 8, 2013, 07:13 AM	#1
mehavey Senior Member Join Date: June 17, 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 6,886	Mauser 98 cleaning rod Removal A friend and I were looking over his new 98 Mauser (1940 vintage) yesterday and were stumped on how to remove the ramrod. Normally w're like an octopus encountering a peanut butter jar containing a tasty shrimp inside and eventually figure out how to open it, but this one left us scratching our heads. - Friction fit (and just real tight)? - Screwed-in fit ? - Spring-loaded release mechanism (that we couldn't immediately find) Any experience out there?

May 8, 2013, 07:46 AM	#2
tahoe2 Senior Member Join Date: August 13, 2011 Location: Seattle area Posts: 661	screwed in. It's threaded into a little block, you may have to remove the stock, squirt some "Break Free" (or equivalent) on it and let it sit for a few hours. After that stick a screwdriver in the slot and gently twist to remove. ( if it starts to distort, STOP!) spray it again , but soak it longer. Last edited by tahoe2; May 8, 2013 at 07:57 PM.

May 9, 2013, 01:34 PM	#8
Mausermolt Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 2007 Location: Ory-gun Posts: 508	its probably rusted in. get some good penetrating oil and squirt it in the hole and CAREFULLY unscrew it. its just threaded in. __________________ Molon Labe

May 8, 2013, 04:48 PM	#3
mehavey Senior Member Join Date: June 17, 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 6,886	So easy,... a caveperson could do it. .

May 8, 2013, 06:43 PM	#4
PetahW Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 4,678	. HEY ! I represent that ! .

May 8, 2013, 07:57 PM	#5
tahoe2 Senior Member Join Date: August 13, 2011 Location: Seattle area Posts: 661	ME TOO !!

May 8, 2013, 10:47 PM	#6
Doc TH Senior Member Join Date: December 15, 2005 Posts: 633	It's not a ramrod, it's a cleaning rod. Just unscrew it,

May 8, 2013, 11:38 PM	#7
mehavey Senior Member Join Date: June 17, 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 6,886	That's why the topic is named Mauser 98 cleaning rod....

May 9, 2013, 06:35 PM	#9
mehavey Senior Member Join Date: June 17, 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 6,886	Nope. Tahoe2 nailed it first time out. Twisted, not stirred. So easy.....