My Disassembly Does Not Look Like the Videos

[WVBrady]

Hi Guys: I have an M1 Rifle that I bought from the CMP about 20 years ago and just stored away after serious health problems. I watched several videos on basic disassembly, but my rifle does not look like the ones in the videos. I was able to remove the trigger group and remove the metal parts from the stock.

When I tried to remove the operating rod spring, I got it disconnected, but cannot move it out of the tube. The tube in mine extends much farther to the rear than in the pictures.

One complicating fact is that I forgot to let the bolt go forwards before I removed the trigger group.

Can anyone point me to a video that shows how to disassemble a rifle like mine?

Thanks,

Brady

[RDS]

Can you please post photos of your rifle.

[WVBrady]

Thanks for the reply. I was able to get it taken apart after I got the charging spring back in and decocked the bolt.