Quote Originally Posted by guhunter
All progress has stopped at this point. It seems pretty well locked up. I think cutting the nut off might be the best bet, but I worry about damaging the barrel threads. Any good advice?
call the guys that made the problem barrel and have them send a pickup order for it and have them fix it.

Myself, I would take it to a good friend of mine who is a good smith, pay him to fix it and never deal with McMess again.