Savage Factory Muzzle Brake Question

[Trapaddict]

Tried giving it a little twist tonight and still no go. Wrapped the knurled part in a leather tube and clamped in the vise and gripped the very thin edge of the brake near the muzzle with curved padded pliars and heated up until break free started to smoke again and still would not budge. Dropped back into break free for another day. >:(

Jeff

[just some dude]

sorry these pics are kinda bad, had to use my phone...but try this, i used a socket extension that fit into the bottom of the break, wrap a lil tape around the big end so it fit snug and kept the threads from getting damaged, then struck it firmly on a hard surface, a lil bit of heat may be needed...also as it starts to come apart, watch the top cause the 2 lil pins will fall out almost right away, you can see in the pic just how small they are.if you lock it in a vise for any reason be careful not to over tighten as it might crush it into a bit of an oval shape and not thread back on to the barrel....and that would suck!!
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[gooby]

i just purchased a savage model 16 with a muzzle brake... there is a tiny gap between the muzzle brake that will make a clicking noise when you move the gun up and down.. is this normal or do i need to take it back to get it fixed