I thought they were all TD models? All of them I ever had would take down by unscrewing one bolthead made for that purpose! It is a large knurled bolt head on the lower right side of the action above the lever. Open the action fully, unscrew the TD bolt and rotate the action a bit as you pull it apart. You did well grasshopper. Be Well, Rustyzipper.

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