Did you push and hold in the bolt release when trying to remove the trigger group?

 

Make sure remove the retaining pin the correct direction - it only goes one way.

 

Yes and yes...removed the pin the way the illustration in the manual showed and was pushing and holding the bolt release.

Do you maybe have to push the bolt release in further than when chambering a shell? ...or not as far in?

 

I had a little trouble the first time removing the trigger group in mine. They tend to be a bit snug. If you are holding down the bolt release firmly as you pull down and toward the magazine it will come out. It gets easier the more often it is removed.

 

Yes and yes...removed the pin the way the illustration in the manual showed and was pushing and holding the bolt release.

Do you maybe have to push the bolt release in further than when chambering a shell? ...or not as far in?

Push in the bolt release and pull HARD forward and down. If need use a large screw driver thru the trigger guard for a little persuasion.

 

Rta48,

Have you bought one of these blue guns yet?

 

Stuck-N-Kali;
The trigger group frame is a molded plastic and metal part, not a machined part. Sometimes removing it from the action the 1st time can be quite a chore. Once you get it out you will notice some casting marks that may be making the removal a bit more difficult. You can file or sand them smooth. As others have suggested, make sure you depress the bolt release, and if it still won't budge try a piece of 1/4 " rope ( like lawnmower starter cord tied around the trigger guard and give it a sharp tug while depressing the bolt release.
When replacing the trigger group make sure the pins that retain the carrier are centered as they can also make this process more difficult.

 

Woodson, yep about 2 weeks ago! Interesting gun, had to add a little weight in the stock. Cleaned up the trigger (it was horrible) and so far so go. Time will tell.

Randy

 

The bolt release gets in the way of the carrier needing to be lifted. As others have said the first few times it is a bear!