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Barrel Torque
Posted by gmurray on March 10, 2016 at 3:35 pmI have read that factory barrels are really tight and difficult to remove. Any tips on removal without damage?
Ericbc7 replied 8 years, 11 months ago 5 Members · 7 Replies -
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I have never taken one off myself, but Chad at Long Rifles Inc told me that they are the tightest barrels he's seen. I also believe they have some sort of thread locker on them that responds to heating before you torque the barrel off. However he did mine, it came back without a mark.
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A good barrel vise and a custom built outside action wrench that fits EXACTLY over the action…with NO slop.
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I have removed 4 so far using a barrel vise and an internal action wrench , yeah they were pretty tight but with the right tools I wouldn't say it was a big deal, definitely no heat used and they had no thread locker on them.
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YukonAl, is the action wrench a custom thing or is there a retail product? I assumed that a large screwdriver stuck in the ejection slot is a non starter lol.
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It's a custom wrench I had built and welded up. Horseshoe shape with a cap that bolts on to the opposite side, fully enclosing the outside of the action…snugly. Nice long handle. ;D One good yank, and the action is free from the barrel.
And, you can call me Al… 🙂
side note…I wouldn't take a chance of twisting a T3 action using an inside action wrench, in fact, I wonder if you already haven't! I do, however, use an inside action wrench to re-torque my barrels after I have taken them off, and need to put them back on. Using a torque wrench on the back end is very repeatable.
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side note…I wouldn't take a chance of twisting a T3 action using an inside action wrench, in fact, I wonder if you already haven't! I do, however, use an inside action wrench to re-torque my barrels after I have taken them off, and need to put them back on. Using a torque wrench on the back end is very repeatable.
Not so much twisting but I agree there is a risk of bending the action if you were rough and were not paying attention to what you were doing, by the rear of the wrench not being kept central and pushing against the rear of the action.
I was aware of this and did pay attention 😉 -
Hey Al, I don't have any tools, to speak of (not even a decent vice). I saw your posts on bedding and want to follow your take on tikka stock mods. All of my concerns are based on your reasoning and posts. I did follow your recommendations on Devcon and the results were perfect. I particularly found your recommendations on doing bedding in steps helpful. I followed your advice and have no complaints on the results!
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