Vudoo bolt disassembly videos gone

[DownhillFromHere]

I very seldom disassemble my gen-1 V22 bolt for cleaning - over the years, my experience has been that it's just not necessary.

But that doesn't mean it never gets cleaned, and it's time to do so. And it's been so long that I want a refresher on disassembly steps.

So... guess what? The new and o-so-trustworthy "Vudoo" has marked its videos private. What a bunch of absolute dickwads. I haven't found any other videos or descriptive posts.

Perhaps @RAVAGE88 or @David Lott could create a quick video at their convenience (and yes, I know the different generations come apart differently)?

If anyone else has a link to the disassembly steps, it would be appreciated. I don't have a bolt disassembly tool; previously I have just clamped the cocking piece in a bench vice, pulled on the bolt handle, and inserted a wire to hold everything in place as needed. Not ideal I know, but it worked... and I can muddle through again. But maybe other original-Vudoo folks could use a refresher course.

Thanks all.

 

[Shootnjunky]

curious about the same

 

[David Lott]

I very seldom disassemble my gen-1 V22 bolt for cleaning - over the years, my experience has been that it's just not necessary.

But that doesn't mean it never gets cleaned, and it's time to do so. And it's been so long that I want a refresher on disassembly steps.

So... guess what? The new and o-so-trustworthy "Vudoo" has marked its videos private. What a bunch of absolute dickwads. I haven't found any other videos or descriptive posts.

Perhaps @RAVAGE88 or @David Lott could create a quick video at their convenience (and yes, I know the different generations come apart differently)?

If anyone else has a link to the disassembly steps, it would be appreciated. I don't have a bolt disassembly tool; previously I have just clamped the cocking piece in a bench vice, pulled on the bolt handle, and inserted a wire to hold everything in place as needed. Not ideal I know, but it worked... and I can muddle through again. But maybe other original-Vudoo folks could use a refresher course.

Thanks all.

I can do that later this afternoon

 

[ChrisKinsman]

My guess is they no longer have the approval of the individual who was in those videos to continue to distribute them. No insider knowledge just guessing that could be a reason for removing them.

 

[Shootnjunky]

I can do that later this afternoon

@David Lott any luck on this sir?

 

[David Lott]

@David Lott any luck on this sir?

Yes sir, needs some editing but this will work.

 

[DownhillFromHere]

EXCELLENT work, @David Lott . Many thanks.

I would point out to the community that it is imperative that the nose piece, with the firing pin protruding through it, must be allowed to rotate freely when starting to unscrew the firing pin assembly (starting at 0:25 point in the video). The video shows this but doesn't comment on it much. Not understanding this caused me to trash my rifle's firing pin years ago. Here's how it happened.

My rifle had one of the early conical breech configurations which, I am told, caused gradual deformation of the nose piece. Over time, the nose piece began binding on the bolt body to the point that, when I unscrewed the pin assembly from the bolt body, the firing pin bent. It was at that point I discovered that the nose piece rotated on the bolt body only with a ridiculous amount of torque. "Old Vudoo" sent me a shipping label and squared everything away quickly.

It was because of that experience that I wanted a good, clear refresher on gen-1 bolt disassembly. This video is GREAT for that.

 

[David Lott]

EXCELLENT work, @David Lott . Many thanks.

I would point out to the community that it is imperative that the nose piece, with the firing pin protruding through it, must be allowed to rotate freely when starting to unscrew the firing pin assembly (starting at 0:25 point in the video). The video shows this but doesn't comment on it much. Not understanding this caused me to trash my rifle's firing pin years ago. Here's how it happened.

My rifle had one of the early conical breech configurations which, I am told, caused gradual deformation of the nose piece. Over time, the nose piece began binding on the bolt body to the point that, when I unscrewed the pin assembly from the bolt body, the firing pin bent. It was at that point I discovered that the nose piece rotated on the bolt body only with a ridiculous amount of torque. "Old Vudoo" sent me a shipping label and squared everything away quickly.

It was because of that experience that I wanted a good, clear refresher on gen-1 bolt disassembly. This video is GREAT for that.

You are correct, that one spun freely so I didn't think about mentioning it. Good catch. I'll try to edit and add that.
On edit, I will redo it and cover that part as well also cover how to fix it, pretty easy once you are torn down that far.