What are my options...?! Trigger is fused to barrel and wont come out!

[1983Weatherby]

I picked up a used rifle.... I am done doing that. For now on everything will be brand new!

Anyhow, I wanted to remove the trigger group because I was going to bed the action and free float it. Turns out whoever owned it before me fused the trigger to the barrel. I tried degreaser, pb blaster etc... Basically its going to strip the head of the screw out. Either they used loctite or jbweld.

Is a gun smith my only option? I really don't want to drill and tap the barrel...

[stangfish]

You have a trigger fused to a barrel and the screw will not come out? Man, That is a first. What model savage is it?

[1983Weatherby]

Savage 110.

[masterblaster]

Let it sit in penetrating oil over night, if that does not work use torch to heat it up.

[stangfish]

All of my 110's triggers attach to the action. None of them attach to the barrel. None of them use a screw to attach the trigger to the action so you must have a different rifle. I have purchased a few used actions where someone used a torch...they went in the lugger pan. Using a torch without discretion can be a bad idea. we dont even know what kind of rifle we are dealing with yet.

[JCalhoun]

Weatherby;

A few pictures of the issue will definitely help us help you.

[1983Weatherby]

Thanks. I actually was able to finally get them loose with a torch. I appreciate the advice. It has been a long day....