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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. Â It had a 15â shroud. No matter what I tried (punch, oil, penetrating oil, heat, EWK special barrel tool [just like the one pictured above]), but I couldnât get it apart. Â I contacted Bob at CZ-USA (since retired) and shipped it to him. Â Even he couldnât get it removed without destroying the barrel tube, but thankfully he did salvage the shroud. Â Iâm still searching for a replacement 15â barrel. Â My suggestion is to contact Genny@cz-usa.com.
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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
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What caliber was this?
Dans Club
February 24, 2013
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Contact Genny about barrel assembly removal services. Â Even though Bob (Revolversmith) has retired, they may still perform this service. Â I am not sure, but it might be worth a shot to ask. Â I cannot remember exactly what it costed, but I donât think was very much.Â
April 9, 2024
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What does everyone think about using a left hand nut at the breach end? Iâve tried everything else so far. Two nuts still comes loose for me using an impact driver.
Dans Club
December 7, 2020
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So, LGS passed on trying trying to drill and break stripped barrel nut I stripped using the EWK extractor on my blown up 7445 barrel. I just couldn't say "cut the thing off" without even trying to salvage the shroud.
I still think the shroud is salvageable if I can get the barrel out of the shroud. Impossible? Maybe? Too much work? Without a machine shop, DEFINITELY!
My novice thoughts were that if the barrel nut were drilled out to even partially release the shroud from frame over the bulged barrel, then I might slide the shroud forward just enough to clear the alignment pin. Then, I could unscrew the entire barrel assembly from the frame.
It would not immediately solve the removal of the barrel from the shroud problem. But the frame is no longer at risk. Plan is to use punches to bend the barrel in through the slotted shroud and hopefully slide it out. The bulge in the shroud is for the LGS to bring back to specs after I do the work he wouldn't......(and I understand why).
Cleared the squibs from the barrel. Drilled through the barrel nut @ 180 degrees. I went through 5 drill bits snapping each one. Half the nut is loose. Half is not. It might have a snapped bit holding the half in place? How do I remove the nut?
Kroil went right through the threads before drilling.
Don't tell me it can't be done. I'm gonna do it anyway. I am going to have to get really pissed or defeated before I tell the LGS to cut it off.
Looking for fresh ideas.
FYI: I already have a replacemt barrel for this. And, I do have an exact replacement Barrel Assembly coming whether I fail for succeed.
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July 12, 2020
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Drill right down the center of the barrel using ever increasing size til you get it thin enough that you can use a punch to fold the end of the barrel inward. If your set up is solid enough you can just about drill it all the way out to the remaining barrel nut.
June 8, 2009
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Good luck with your project. I think it is beyond help and if you have replacements, you might save some frustration by just "cutting your losses" and cutting the shroud/barrel.
I buggered up a Ruger BH in .45 LC. I played with it for years off and on. I finally sent the gun to Ruger for a new barrel. They were not happy with the improvements I'd done on some of the other parts and completely rebuilt the gun. Their first offer was to just sell me a replacement gun gut the original had a lot of sedimental value, so I opted for the rebuild and refinish. They did a beautiful job and the smith that built it did an outstanding job on the trigger and fit.
How do you like the green fiber sight?
Dans Club
December 7, 2020
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LeonardC said
How do you like the green fiber sight?
I love it. However, I does not taking the pounding of the .445 loads as well as I would like. Twice the fiber has been ejected. I have been using clear nail polish to hold it in place
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