The 18 inch pipe wrench it too large. Get a 10 or 12 inch. wrap the barrel with tape in case you slip. Get the pipe wrench teeth engaged, put some tension on and wrap the handle with a hammer. Once the Gorilla loosens use a slotted nut.
A dremil would be an absolute last case, too easy to cut the wrong parts that will never look good again.
I actually used a smooth barrel nut when I put my lightweight 6.8 SPC rifle together. The smooth nut weighs less.
Any ideas on how to remove this barrel? No barrel nut.
Savage 110 barrel is .223 needs replacing. I can't get it off. I have wooden blocks used on barrel put in vice but it won't budge.
My next try is to "freeze" the barrel and use a pipe wrench on the barrel.
Careful with heat you dont want to change the temper of your receiver.
I use grinders a lot at work so im know what to do. A newbie would probably want to practice on something else. But a few layers of gorilla tape over the receiver helps protect from slipping up. Key is not to force the cut, allow the wheel to do its job and slowly keep moving from the muzzle to the receiver then back toward the muzzle. Keep the receiver to your left side because of the rotation of the grinder will want to pull it toward the muzzle not the receiver.
Ger42 you might be on the right track. Thermo cycling can help loosen threads. The thing you never want to do is force the threads into galling. Buy some dry ice and wrap the barrel in it. Wait 5 hrs or so and hit the receiver with something warm and try to loosen it. Maybe simply a hot washcloth?
Yep! Just like cutting a gallded bearing off a precision shaft! :))
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