Removing Attached Magazine?

[bdpayne2000]

Can some please give me some advice on how to remove the blind magazine that is attached to the action. Do you just have muscle it out of there and bend it?

[82boy]

What your talking about is a staggered feed action.
Do not bend the box, and be careful as you can break the tabs off of the action improperly removing the box. The way I do them is with the barrel, and recoil lug still on, I find something to fill the space between the magazine and the recoil lug, I then take a big screw driver and push against the magazine box, using the spacer for leverage. The box will come right out.

[geargrinder]

I install the front action screw. Then take a spare recoil lug and wedge it between the mag box and the screw. Push the loop of the lug down and the mag box will pop right out.

[Scalian]

I take a wooden hammer handle and kinda rap it once at a 45 degree angle and they pop right out.

[Uncle Jack]

I use "The Jaws of Life" and they pop right out. Of course, you'll need a new one to reinstall.

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