Last night Fireguyty and I tried to remove a barrel on his old .243 rem 700. Normally factory barrels are tight and can require some force to remove but this one was ridiculous. My normal barrel vice was ineffective due to the needle dick hunting barrel so got out the shop vice jaws in hopes of getting enough clamping force. No luck with that, in fact we managed to break the whole damn Harbor Freight vice.
Tried again at a friends house with his vice and still no luck.
Soaking it in a penetrating oil, pneumatic impact gun and heating the barrel with a propane torch have been suggested. Im a little hesitant on heating it because i don't know at what temps it starts to adversely affect the action. The impact gun on the PTG action wrench cant be healthy for the race ways i would think.
How do the pros recommend getting a stuck 30 year old factory Remy barrel out of an action at this point? Dont care about damage to the barrel only the action.
Thanks
Tried again at a friends house with his vice and still no luck.
Soaking it in a penetrating oil, pneumatic impact gun and heating the barrel with a propane torch have been suggested. Im a little hesitant on heating it because i don't know at what temps it starts to adversely affect the action. The impact gun on the PTG action wrench cant be healthy for the race ways i would think.
How do the pros recommend getting a stuck 30 year old factory Remy barrel out of an action at this point? Dont care about damage to the barrel only the action.
Thanks