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April 9, 2024
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KurtB said
I had a stuck barrel nut on a pistol I bought off GB a couple years ago. It had a 15” shroud. No matter what I tried (punch, oil, penetrating oil, heat, EWK special barrel tool [just like the one pictured above]), but I couldn’t get it apart. I contacted Bob at CZ-USA (since retired) and shipped it to him. Even he couldn’t get it removed without destroying the barrel tube, but thankfully he did salvage the shroud. I’m still searching for a replacement 15” barrel. My suggestion is to contact Genny@cz-usa.com.
Thanks Kurt. Contact Genny about what? New parts or barrel removal or ?
April 9, 2024
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Mike0251 said
First let me thank the sticky (FAQ) on barrel removal. It aided me greatly in removing mine. I recently acquired an 8" version and promptly stripped the barrel nut. The gun had not been fired in over 10 years. I read the barrel removal closely and tried to make it a better mousetrap. I'm an aerospace engineer and not fond of vise grips on all thread so this is what I did.Mcmaster Carr parts: One 9" long 5/16-18 steel bolt #91257A122, bag of small diameter flat washers #95229A460, and one bag of small hex nuts #94191A200. Total cost $21.72.
I figured using a hex nut in the cylinder area would allow me to add torque during the loosening attempt. Not a lot of wrench clearance. No go. To tight. Then I added another nut (jam) and tightened everything as much as I could using a soft jaw vise. Next I heated the frame with a heat gun until I saw some bubbling around the threads in the cylinder area. Using all my hand strength, no go. So I said a few choice words and brought out the 3/8 butterfly impact wrench to put on the hex head on the end of the barrel. Just hit it a little bit and boom that bad boy came right off. After pulling the barrel from the shroud do you know that barrel nut came right off by hand? Go figure.
Anyway my first post here and I thought I would pay it forward for the initial help I found here.
Thank you,
Mike
What caliber was this?
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February 24, 2013
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Contact Genny about barrel assembly removal services. Even though Bob (Revolversmith) has retired, they may still perform this service. I am not sure, but it might be worth a shot to ask. I cannot remember exactly what it costed, but I don’t think was very much.
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