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<blockquote data-quote="Panhandlin Pat" data-source="post: 3028153" data-attributes="member: 124042"><p>Figured I'd give everybody an update on this project. Finally got around to working on this beast. I'd tried a month or two ago to get the factory barrel off the barrel extension, with no luck. In fact, I sheared the teeth off a modified barrel nut wrench trying. If you tackle this, get a Wheeler combination barrel nut wrench, and dress the teeth down on the large nut end to about .035, maintaining the round radius. This fits the impulse barrel nut almost perfectly. The first wrench I tried was some cheap crap that was too soft. The barrel nut was red Locktited on from the factory. And not just barely, they put so much on the threads were red and chalky. Ended up using a butane torch to heat the barrel nut sufficiently to break down the Locktite. Heat gun wasn't cutting it for my impatient self. Heat and penetrating oil got her broke free easy enough! Used a rem 700 action wrench with some lead shims to get the barrel extension off. </p><p></p><p>Installed the proof prefit, hope to get to town to have it reamed to 6-284 this week. Rifle balances like a shotgun with the carbon barrel on it. This thing ought to hammer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Panhandlin Pat, post: 3028153, member: 124042"] Figured I’d give everybody an update on this project. Finally got around to working on this beast. I’d tried a month or two ago to get the factory barrel off the barrel extension, with no luck. In fact, I sheared the teeth off a modified barrel nut wrench trying. If you tackle this, get a Wheeler combination barrel nut wrench, and dress the teeth down on the large nut end to about .035, maintaining the round radius. This fits the impulse barrel nut almost perfectly. The first wrench I tried was some cheap crap that was too soft. The barrel nut was red Locktited on from the factory. And not just barely, they put so much on the threads were red and chalky. Ended up using a butane torch to heat the barrel nut sufficiently to break down the Locktite. Heat gun wasn’t cutting it for my impatient self. Heat and penetrating oil got her broke free easy enough! Used a rem 700 action wrench with some lead shims to get the barrel extension off. Installed the proof prefit, hope to get to town to have it reamed to 6-284 this week. Rifle balances like a shotgun with the carbon barrel on it. This thing ought to hammer. [/QUOTE]
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