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First 700 barrel-changing venture not going so well.
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<blockquote data-quote="Max Heat" data-source="post: 905615" data-attributes="member: 43153"><p>I finally got the barrel that I've been so patiently waiting on (7RUM, 32" un-contoured SC). But the vise blocks that I am using don't appear to be anywhere close to being up to the task of holding the stock rem pencil barrel tightly enough to allow it's removal from the action. They say 4 inch "soft vise jaw pads with V groove", and are made of some kind of black-colored plastic (squirreldaddy.com). They are in a 6 inch bench vise, so I don't think the vise is the problem. I tried using some Leto brand (chinese) bow rosin on the barrel, but it doesn't seem to be doing JS. It just flakes right off of the barrel as it easily rotates between the tightened-down blocks, when turning the action (using a #2 wrench). </p><p></p><p>Is there ANY FW that this setup is capable of getting the job done? </p><p></p><p>Or do I need to invest in [or maybe build] a bolt-down style barrel vise, and use oak "bushing" blocks, as the Wheeler wrench instructions suggest?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Max Heat, post: 905615, member: 43153"] I finally got the barrel that I've been so patiently waiting on (7RUM, 32" un-contoured SC). But the vise blocks that I am using don't appear to be anywhere close to being up to the task of holding the stock rem pencil barrel tightly enough to allow it's removal from the action. They say 4 inch "soft vise jaw pads with V groove", and are made of some kind of black-colored plastic (squirreldaddy.com). They are in a 6 inch bench vise, so I don't think the vise is the problem. I tried using some Leto brand (chinese) bow rosin on the barrel, but it doesn't seem to be doing JS. It just flakes right off of the barrel as it easily rotates between the tightened-down blocks, when turning the action (using a #2 wrench). Is there ANY FW that this setup is capable of getting the job done? Or do I need to invest in [or maybe build] a bolt-down style barrel vise, and use oak "bushing" blocks, as the Wheeler wrench instructions suggest? [/QUOTE]
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