I have an older but unfired replica 1858 Remington revolver that I need to remove the barrel from. I checked it out for drive pins that lock the barrel from unscrewing but didn't find any, and made sure that the barrel threads are right-hand - they are visible in front of the cylinder. After checking out everything, I clamped the part of the frame where the barrel screws into it in my big vise, put a wrench on the octagon barrel, and tried unscrewing it. At about 50-foot-pounds nothing was happening, so I quit and came in the house to write this.
Any ideas? The revolver is new-unfired even though it is about 25 years old and nothing is rusted yet. I suppose if the barrel isn't pinned then it is set with Loc-Tite, which would account for its not coming loose. Loc-Tite is easy to get loose by heating to about 350°F, which is below the critical temperature for most heat-treated steels, but before I CAREFULLY take a propane torch to it, anyone have any suggestions to get it out?
I have a real nice brand new dark-blued 18.5-inch octagon carbine barrel I want to put in, which slugs at 0.443", the same as the 8-inch barrel that is in it now. I have the shoulder stock and windage-adjustable rear sights to convert my new revolver into a revolving carbine. And yes, I'm aware of getting hit in the wrist in the event of a chain-fire.
Any ideas on getting the old barrel out will be appreciated!
rl605