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Posted: 10/19/2012 11:08:50 AM EDT
| I am installing an Ultimak on an SGL-21 and am having a lot of trouble getting the forend retaining lever to go back. I have done this one other time and didn't run into this; I think it was just built tight. I've given it a lot of good wacks with a mallet and am considering taking a dremel to the retaining cap as it seems to be stuck at one point. Any recommendations on solving this? Thanks. |
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I would consider using a crescent wrench like a cheater bar: if I recall, that lever has two flat surfaces in the direction of travel with a ball on the end, so get a tiny wrench that will grip the flat spot and use that to lever it loose.
Of course, if it doesn't start to give, don't snap the lever off. As a fallback, hit it with some penetrating oil and let it soak over night and try again. Any signs of rust? |
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Are you sure the retainer is fully seated? If it's not then the channel on the barrel that the lever locks into won't be lined up.
I had this happen on my SLR106 so I put the gun stock down on the floor, put a small piece of wood against the retainer, and hammered down on it. This caused the retainer to fully seat and I was able to flip the lever. |
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HOly hell, I had this same problem with installing it on my converted 5.45 saiga.
I basically rubber malleted my lower handguard down as far as it would go in the reciever and put the retainer in place and smacked it down with a big crescent wrench that had a rubber coated handle. Eventually, the retainer handle fell into place with a "little" struggle, but its been holding up solid ever since. |
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