Quote Originally Posted by NicfromAlabama View Post

I know some of you experts will flame me on how it should not have been that difficult, but I'm sticking with the action wrench from this point on if I can help it.
Au contraire...
I use both an action wrench, and barrel vise. "Either-or" risks one of them rotating when tightening the nut. I slide the nut wrench up the barrel, place it in the vise, hold the receiver with the action wrench to keep it from rotating and torque the nut.