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Anybody have one? I know there are a couple out there.

Just got my colonial model Kropatschek & it needs a good cleaning. I got the mag cap & barrel bands off, but the action still will not come away from the stock.

Solidified crud could have glued it in place, but I ain't getting mean with it until I have a clear idea what else may be holding it in. The brass mag tube maybe? It's pretty thin though & I don't want to crumple it by getting too rough.

I tried using the directions for a 71/84 but they are a little different.

Any ideas sincerely appreciated. SW

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Lolo,

Thanks for looking!!! A fellow just told me I need to pull the thin brass tube about an inch to remove the action from the stock. It seems glued in place by accumulated crud & since it's so fragile, I think I'll just put it back together if a little alcohol doesn't help release it.

On the plus side, after a good scrubbing with alcohol & hoppes, the bore is bright & shiny!

Now to take a "butt load" of dish soap to the stock!

Thank you very much for checking your reference books! SW

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Steve,

You need any 348 Win brass for that?

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Bruce,

I would not turn any down!

Update for the cleaning: I poured two caps of rubbing alcohol down the outside of the mag tube & messed around for 1/2 hour or so. It softened the crud to the extent I was able to pull the mag tube with finger pressure only!

The tube was all crapped up & green, but I cleaned it well inside & out & used about a pint o' alcohol getting all the dried cosmo from the receiver & barrel. The cosmo actually prevented the metal from pitting badly!

When everything was clean, I carefully replaced the tube & actually did not bend it! Put everything back together & it's off-a to the range in a couple days!!

Life is good!! SW

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