Herters U-9 30-06: How remove the bolt?

PaulD · October 14, 2004, 08:02 PM

I recently received this Herters rifle from my dad - and it needs a good cleaning. But I can't figure out how to remove the bolt! He said a gunsmith once removed it but my dad could never replicate that feat. Tips?

Jim Watson · October 14, 2004, 11:26 PM

Herter's U9 is a version of the BSA made for that old mailorder house.
The bolt stop is on the sear. According to Frank DeHaas in Bolt Action Rifles:
"To remove the bolt, raise the bolt handle and pull the bolt about halfway back, press forward very hard on the trigger and, and while holding this pressure, pull the bolt out.

October 14, 2004, 08:02 PM	#1
PaulD Junior Member Join Date: October 14, 2004 Posts: 1	Herters U-9 30-06: How remove the bolt? I recently received this Herters rifle from my dad - and it needs a good cleaning. But I can't figure out how to remove the bolt! He said a gunsmith once removed it but my dad could never replicate that feat. Tips?

October 14, 2004, 11:26 PM	#2
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 19,187	Herter's U9 is a version of the BSA made for that old mailorder house. The bolt stop is on the sear. According to Frank DeHaas in Bolt Action Rifles: "To remove the bolt, raise the bolt handle and pull the bolt about halfway back, press forward very hard on the trigger and, and while holding this pressure, pull the bolt out.