stuck barrel on M96

Joe Drees

August 08, 2004 05:03

I bought a sporterized Swedish M96 that had four inches removed from the barrel and intend to replace the barrel. Only thing is my gunsmith cannot get the old one off. First thing comes to mind is to heat the reciever with a hot air gun. Is this an OK proceedure? Any ideas?...............TIA....Joe

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  Tailgunner1954

  August 08, 2004 05:50

  You gun plumber* may need to cut a relief groove in the barrel, right aganst the front receiver ring. Put the barreled action in the freezer over night, after removal, heat the receiver ring (heat, not cook) with a propane torch.
  
  *Gun plumber = unskilled, inexperanced, parts changer. Unless your man is working way outside his speciality (IE: he's a top 1911 pistol smith who's doing your Mauser as a favor for you) he's a plumber.
  Gunsmith = skilled, experanced, craftsman with the tools and knowlege to complete the task at hand, even if it means making the required parts from raw stock. May not be the best there is at everything, but highly compatent at everything.
  
  

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  MIKE WISKEY

  August 09, 2004 05:29

  like tailguner said your 'smith will have to make a refief cut in the barrel ahead of the receiver ring. sometimes i think the asenals used to require all barrel fitters to stand 6'10' and weigh >300 lbs. i just had to make a relief cut in the action of a m-38 russian (customer wanted to save the barrel).

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  brecht

  August 10, 2004 10:15

  as the gun plumer I am and only weighing 170 lbs heated the reciever took a oldpipe wrench and took the barrel out. left some scratchmarks on the barrel that were saned down and reblued
  
  respect for the rights of others is peace (Benito Juarez)

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  buddyb

  August 10, 2004 18:08

  I use the freezer trick,but when it comes out of the freezer I dip the reciever in boiling water.

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  mgx

  August 10, 2004 19:36

  My mother-in law used to unscrew 'em with her bare hands. I live alone now.

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  v35

  August 13, 2004 14:15

  It is often wisest to figure on sacrificing a barrel that is too tight. I would not use heat greater than about 300 deg Fahrenheit.
  Make a relief cut in the barrel about 3/16 deep and 1/16" from the receiver all the way round. Use a lathe or gnaw at it with a hacksaw.
  Then use an action wrench and a vise or pipe wrench on the barrel.
  The barrel will come out without marring the receiver.
  If your gunsmith was fighting with it, see if he has buggered up your receiver.

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