Thread: Rem 700 barrel removal

hey guys.. do you know someone in Auckland that could just take a barrel off of a Rem 700?
cheers

Put the action in a vice and use a pipe wrench to undo the barrel, job done!

Originally Posted by 257weatherby

Put the action in a vice and use a pipe wrench to undo the barrel, job done!

that just sounds so................................................ ................. agricultural

He didn't ask for finesse! consider the teeth marks as battle scars...........

gas torch...






Ps. dont!

The M700 action is easily crushed or damaged by the incorrect method of barrel removal. The proper way is to hold the barrel close to the action with a neat-fitting pair of metal barrel clamps in a solid barrel vise. The action is unscrewed by using a fitted steel insert which goes inside the reciever and bears on the bolthead raceways. Because the action is cylindrical, and the barrels are often tight, it is easy to damage the action with external clamping methods. A hard, sharp smack on the barrel wrench with a solid mallet is the best way to get a barrel free. Slow turning with extensions only causes problems. Heat should not be used. It is a job for a professional with the correct tools. Fitting a new barrel uses the same tooling plus an alignment tool to ensure the correct location of the recoil lug.

Buy ur self a action spanner , do it urself. Rather simple. 30sec on 30 sec off ,why pay a smith 75 bucks for 1mins work

problem is I live in an apartment and got absolutely no room to do that, no work bench or anything so I have to pay for it. cheers

You could ask Gary at MAE he may be able to help or put you in touch with the right person in AKL...

How to wreck a rifle: don't read post #7.