carcano barrel removal

[nekshot]

I am trying to take a barrel off a action that appears to be tighter than a bulls rear end going up hill full of water! So I am using Goodsteels soak em method and maybe I will turn off the barrel shoulder before I try again. In a week I will report on my progress. ( the last mauser barrel I popped loose made me want to never do it again and now this!)

[Stockcarver]

Ya need a real barrel vise. No need in turning down the shank.

This one does not slip.

http://home.earthlink.net/~old-iron/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/visebase.jpg


http://home.earthlink.net/~old-iron/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/vise.jpg

And a suitable action wrench:

http://home.earthlink.net/~old-iron/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/actionwrenches.jpg


Easy as pie.

[texassako]

That is one stout looking barrel vise Stockcarver. They are not to expensive online, or hard to make if you have the tools. Saves all kind of frustration and damage. A nice long cheater pipe is good addition as well.

[nekshot]

I envy you stockcarver, I made a barrel vice of my own but yours is a BMW compared to mine!

[KCSO]

I put a hole through my Remington vise for a stock screw to go in and then I soldered a thin brass shim all round for the actions folks are too cheap to reblue. My Vise is a 25 ton hydraulic press, but I agree that with the right tools the job is a whole lot easier.