So I'm in the process of trying to get my barrel nut removed from my .308 with the factory 22" sporter barrel on it. Apparently I got one of the ones with the gorrilla tightened nut. I know there are many here that swear by action wrenches, but I went the cheap route (college student) and ended up with a wheeler barrel nut wrench.

I made a barrel vise out of hardwood contoured to my barrel but try as I might, the thing still spins under a HUGE amount of torque in my vise. Today I'll be adding corn starch (cheap man's rosin) to the vise to try and create more friction as well as adding some penetrating oil to the nut and through the front base mount.

Provided that I can actually get the vise to hold the barrel, I'll be using the propane torch to hopefully expand the metal too.

Any advice would be much appreciated! Thanks!