How do you dis assemble a statesman?

[Nickfff]

Hello, I need to dis assemble a statesman. I can get all pieces off with a punch and hammer but having difficulty with the center band coming off. Any suggesstions?

Thanks,
Nick

 

[barrels]

I use a drill bit with the closest fit to inside of the brass tube. I put the drill bit in tail in and use a small piece of scrap wood to protect the sharpened side.

 

[OKLAHOMAN]

Nick the plastic insert on the Statemen is much longer than the Jr. Gents ect. and in disassemply you will sometimes run into a problem because the insert will for lack of a better word mash in the tube.Be sure to use a punch that is as close to the inside dimensions of the tube as possible. Once you have it out you can trim the insert down.For this reason I cut most of my Jr. Statemen,and Full size Statemen and gents inserts before assembly just incase I have to remove the C/B later.Just make sure the punch is big enough to not go inside of the insert.

 

[Firefyter-emt]

"IF" you are replacing to material on the tubes, you can use a file or dremmel to grind down the side of the tube until it pops. Once you are thru the tube, it will come off by hand.