I've had my Mark III for about 10 years and have never had any issues with reassembly after cleaning, but I made a dumb mistake and I need help. I inserted the mainspring assembly housing wrong, and it is now stuck, but loose. The bolt stop pin is not visible through the bolt, it is somewhere forward of that position. The bolt is in, and moves freely, but I cannot get it out.
I recently installed a Volquartsen trigger kit (which works great), so that should not be the cause of any problems. I contacted Ruger, and unfortunately they will fix it, but remove my new trigger if they get hold of it, so they are not an option. Does anyone know if I can take this thing apart without first removing the bolt from the receiver, and then removing the receiver from the frame? I'm thinking I can start by removing the grips and then tap the sear pivot pin out. Hopefully this will give me access to whatever is hanging up the mainspring assembly housing.
I recently installed a Volquartsen trigger kit (which works great), so that should not be the cause of any problems. I contacted Ruger, and unfortunately they will fix it, but remove my new trigger if they get hold of it, so they are not an option. Does anyone know if I can take this thing apart without first removing the bolt from the receiver, and then removing the receiver from the frame? I'm thinking I can start by removing the grips and then tap the sear pivot pin out. Hopefully this will give me access to whatever is hanging up the mainspring assembly housing.