1) With the rifle
pointed in a safe direction, open the bolt
and make sure the rifle is not loaded.
2) While holding the
bolt stop out, remove the bolt from the
receiver.
3) Depress the magazine
floor plate catch.
4) Slide the magazine
floor plate to the rear and out.
5) Slide the magazine
spring into the slot in the bottom of the
magazine floor plate.
6) Slide the magazine
spring out of the slot in the bottom of the
magazine follower.
7) Unscrew the cleaning
rod.
8) Remove the cleaning
rod.
9) I use a quick clamp
to depress the band spring so I can have my
hands free.
10) Tap the forward band
forward. Note that I am using a non-marring
plastic dowel.
11) Slide the forward
band forward.
12) Slide the forward band off of the
barrel.
13) Depress the band spring.
14) Slide the rear band forward.
15) Slide the rear band off of the barrel.
16) Remove the handguard.
Locking
Screws
Most 98 type Military Mausers have
locking screws that lock the trigger
guard screws in place. The two
figures to the left show the
positions of the locking screws.
17) Unlock the locking screw.
18) Unscrew the forward guard screw.
19) Remove the forward guard screw.
20) Unlock the locking screw.
21) Unscrew the rear guard screw.
22) Remove the rear guard screw.
23) Remove the trigger guard. If the guard
is difficult to remove you can turn the
rifle over and tap the guard out from the
top using a wooden dowel.
24) Lift the barreled receiver from the
rifle stock.
25) Using a punch, tap out the rear sight
pin.
26) It may be necessary to use a smaller
diameter punch and push the pin the
remainder of the distance through.
27) Remove the rear sight pin.
28) Not the two holes in the front
sight screw. I found a very small pair of
needle nose pliers will suffice to unscrew
the screw without marring the finish or
damaging the screw.
29) Unscrew the right hand rear sight screw.
30) Remove the right hand rear sight screw.
31) Unscrew the left hand rear sight screw.
32) Remove the left hand rear sight screw.
33) Press both slide assembly buttons and
slide off the slide assembly.
34) Remove the rear sight ramp.
35) The slide assembly buttons are loosely
held in place and are easily removed. Please
be careful not to loose the small springs.
36) Remove both small springs. One spring
per side of slide assembly.
37) Using a punch, tap out the sear pin.
38) Remove the sear pin.
39) Remove the sear spring from the sear.
40) Using a punch, tap
out the trigger pin.
41) Separate the trigger and sear.
42) While holding the bolt stop in place,
unscrew the bolt stop screw.
43) Remove the bolt stop screw.
44) Separate the bolt stop from the
receiver.
45) To disassemble the bolt stop I use a
padded vise or if you do not have one then
wrap tape around the end of locking pliers
and secure the bolt stop as shown in figure
45.
46) To remove the bolt stop cover you will
need to tap downward on the section pointed
to in figure 46.
47) Tap downward and then remove the bolt
stop cover. Separate the ejector from the
bolt stop.
48) Unscrew and remove the butt plate screws
and then remove the butt plate.
49) Unscrew and remove the rear swivel
screws and remove the rear swivel.
Reassembly
Instructions
50) Install the rear swivel and install
and tighten both screws.
51) Install the butt plate and install and
tighten both screws.
52) Install the ejector in the bolt stop as
shown in figure 52.
53) Slide the bolt stop cover into the
channel on the back of the bolt stop while
using your finger to keep the ejector in
place.
54) Install the bolt stop. Install the bolt
stop screw.
55) Tighten the bolt stop screw. Open and
close the bolt stop a couple of times to
make certain it is correctly installed and
not binding.
56) Assemble the sear and trigger.
57) Install the trigger pin and with a
punch, tap in the trigger pin.
58) Install the sear spring.
59) Position trigger assembly on receiver as
shown in figure 59.
60) Using quick clamps, hold the trigger
assembly in place so your hands can be left
free to tap in the sear pin.
61) Insert the sear pin and tap into place.
62) Test the trigger to ensure it is
assembled correctly and there is not
binding.
63) Remove the rear sight ramp.
64) Insert the rear sight pin.
65) Tap in the rear sight pin.
66) Insert both springs into the rear sight
slide assembly.
67) Insert both springs into the rear sight
slide assembly.
68) Insert both rear sight slide buttons
into the rear sight slide so they are
positioned over the springs and as show in
figure 68.
69) Place the rear sight slide assembly onto
the sight base with the short end of the
slide assembly facing forward.
70) Line up the holes in the slide with
the channels in the side of the rear sight
ramp.
71) Insert the right side ramp screw.
72) Insert the left side ramp screw.
73) Tighten the left and right side ramp
screws.
74) Insert the barreled receiver into the
rifle stock.
75) Replace the trigger guard.
76) Install the rear guard screw.
77) Install the forward guard screw.
78) Partially tighten the front guard
screw.
79) Partially tighten the rear guard
screw.
80) Fully tighten the front guard screw.
Lock the locking screw.
81) Fully tighten the rear guard screw.
Lock the locking screw.
82) Install the hand guard.
83) Slide the rear band over the barrel
and secure in place with the rear band
spring.
84) Slide the forward band onto the
barrel.
85) Depress the forward band spring. A
quick clamp would be very helpful as your
hands could be free.
86) Slide the forward band into place so
the forward band spring locks it into place
as shown in figure 86.
87) Insert the cleaning rod.
88) Tighten the cleaning rod.
89) Slide the non-beveled end of the
magazine spring into the magazine floor
plate.
90) Figure 90 shows the beveled end of
the magazine spring.
91) Slide the tapered part of the
magazine spring into the magazine follower.
92) Install the magazine floor plate and
follower.
93) Hook the front of the magazine floor
plate into the groove in the front of the
magazine well and then lock the magazine
floor plate into place.
94) Swing out the bolt stop and insert
the bolt.
95) You have completed the disassembly
and reassembly of the GEW 98 Mauser.
