Thanks Matt. I got impatient and tried to remove the trigger group, but with the line release still in place it won't budge -- like you just said.
I have taken apart plenty of old shotgun and rifle trigger-groups. There are always schematics or tear-down instructions (Radovich!) available, even for the old guns.
But nothing for Riffe? I know enough to not disassemble the small bits if I don't know what I'm doing: the guy who takes apart an engine without a manual has a fool for a mechanic. That sort of thinking keeps this thread alive
So if I decide I want to remove the line-release -- does it come apart and then go back together like just no big deal....? Because it looks kinda squirrelly from the outside.