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How can I take my barrel off????

Blu Max
I have a 6.35mm Ortgies, semi auto pistol. After field stripping the gun, you should be able to remove the barrel by moving the entire barrel assembly to the left. However, no matter how hard I try, I can't seem to get the barrel to move. Is there something I could do that might help???
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  • rufe-snow
    I would soak it in kroil to loosen it up. Your working on a 80+ year old pistol that probably has never had the barrel removed before. After soaking it in kroil tap the barrel with a hard plastic hammer to loosen it up. Then very carefully clamp it in a vise with plastic jaws, and use a strap wrench to turn the barrel to get it off.
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  • mark christian
    The Ortgies barrel, while removable, is not intended to be removed as a part of normal disassembly. Is there any particular reason that you need to remove the barrel or is taking it off strictly for the purposes of entertainment? If you absolutely have to remove the barrel then follow rufe-snow's instructions on soaking it in penetrating oil and then using the vise and wrench to force it free.
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  • Bill DeShivs
    I believe the barrel is dovetailed into the frame. The only reason to remove it would be to replace it. The barrel is press-fitted, so you would need a brass punch to drive it out of the slot.
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  • Wolf.
    It does not appear that it would be very difficult to remove the barrel, however from what you have said there appears to be no reason to do so, since design is pretty open after the weapon is dismantled.

    My advice follows mark christian's and Bill DeShivs's, which is (pretty much), "Don't mess with it."

    If you simply must remove the barrel for whatever reason, I suggest that you go online and google up several exploded diagrams of the gun and other information regarding disassembly and take it to a qualified gunsmith to have the barrel removed.

    To remove a pressed-in barrel requires that the frame be immobilized without damaging it (very possibly something you are not equipped to do) and that you understand the limitations of driving the barrel out of its space. You need (a)..the correct equipment and (b)..expertise to do this and from what you have said, I am uncertain that you have either. I am not trying to be ill mannered in stating the latter. I am just saying that the gun is an old, venerable weapon, the value of which may not be overwhelming, but its uniqueness and character make it worthy of good treatment and care.
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  • navc130
    The NRA Firearms Disassembly book says "turn the barrel counterclockwise to 90 degress to the frame, and lift straight up."
    It may be very tight or frozen in the frame. Judicious use of pressure will probably turn it. Penetrating oil may or may not help.
    Heating the joint area may help.
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