AGM mp 40 sling reverse

[cairo1]

for the accuracy sake im am reversing the sling holder, and i cant figure out how to screw that big ol nut like thing off. I think i have to remove the muzzel nut but, i cant figure out how it screws off.
if it dose how do i do that without dammageing it

i tried with a rubberband and a chanellocks but the rubber band riped to shreds

[odinfish]

Is your muzzle nut plastic or metal? If it's plastic then you might as well consider it a loss as it is only glued on and has no threads...so you pretty much have to use a death-grip with a pair of pliers and twist it off. If it's metal, it should twist right off, although I wouldn't be surprised if some guy overseas got a brilliant idea in his head to add some glue there too. Soak the muzzle nut in some gas or some other glue-hating solution for a few minutes, then try twisting it off again. If it still doesn't work then I seen nothing but brute force with a dash of WD40 is in order...but yes, try to protect the metal. If you can't get it off then I wouldn't worry about it...metal muzzle nuts that actually fit your AGM MP40 are hard to come by as far as replacement parts are concerned.

With the muzzle nut off, your sight/barrel rest will slide right off. The sling can be then adjusted once the larger nut has been unscrewed as well.

I hope that helps a bit.

Mike

**edit -- btw, try a piece of rope or something fibrous to get a decent grip on the muzzle nut. Obviously it will have to be a bit thin so you can separate the fibers of the rope in order to spread them over the area to be properly "gripped" while protecting the metal.

[ck]

If it's metal, you should be able to get it off really easy by twisting it counter-clockwise.


Btw, having the sling holder on the right side of the gun is NOT more accurate than having it on the left. Seen plenty of WW2 MP40's with both left/right configurations.

[cairo1]

AH thank you greatly i have a plastic one but i will try a death grip and something to protect the plastic i found a crappy rubber sling that shood do the job

thanks again