Re: About to attempt my first barrel removal
Well, I got it off. Not proud of how I did it, but it is done. Barrel kept slipping in the blocks, tried heat and rosin in various amounts and then one block split in half. Did not have any use for the old 300sav barrel so I put it in pipe-vise, no more slip. Barrel finally broke loose using a cheater. Looking at end of barrel where it met w/recoil lug, it is flaired out a bit like a Gorilla put it on there at the factory. Lug has pretty good indentation where barrel smooshed against it.
Thanks all for the great help.
In the future should I re-shape the wood inserts to fit the taper of the barrel? These inserts had no taper for the barrel, I think that is what was killing me.