brucekopetz,

Resist the urge to use a hammer. I did the same thing(taking it a part) with a Model 12C and it's been at my 'smiths for almost a year. These old rifles had some handfitting.

This site has a good schematic and some directions: stevespages.com

It's not me.

"Americans have the right and advantage of being armed-unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms." James Madison