Gunsmithing changing a barrel

Re: changing a barrel

A cheater bar takes the load off the abdominal muscles. I had hernia surgery from breaking a Remington barrel loose. Young and dumb back then. I thought anything could be overcome with brute force.
Neutral shoe polish or Johnsons paste wax makes a good release agent.
 
Re: changing a barrel

thanks for the info I have a barrel vice and an action wrench i didnt try a cheater bar yet it just felt to tight and I didnt want to scew any thing up was wondering if anyboy uses a little heat on the action
 
Re: changing a barrel

I had the worlds tightest Remington 700 a few weeks back. I actually had doubts about it ever coming apart without doing major harm. I made up a wraparound action wrench with a good length bar attached, came off no problem with that.
 
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