Properly remove a barrel from a bolt action rifle

Pulling the barrel off a bolt action rifle is nearly impossible without the right tools. In this GunTec video Larry Potterfield, CEO and Founder of MidwayUSA, explains how to properly remove the barrel from a bolt action rifle using a barrel vise and action wrench. He starts by bolting the barrel vise to a heavy bench and coating some oak block with Baker brand resin. He then clamps the barrel in the vise. Once the barrel is secured, a Wheeler Engineering action wrench is tightened to the receiver, using a brass shim to prevent marring of the front ring. A significant amount of force is then applied to the handle of the wrench until the receiver breaks free. The receiver can then be turned the rest of the way off by hand.

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• MidwayUSA
• Larry
• Potterfield
• gunsmith
• guntec
• firearm
• Mauser
• gun
• shooting
• Wheeler-Engineering
• rifle
• barrel-vise

[blueshadow1996]

way to go larry potterfield...

[Clarence0Birdseye]

Useful video, Larry. Thanks.

It's nice to see gun folks smiling rather than the usual glower.

[bobgaggle]

@fanofde4ever ah actually climbers use chalk, which helps dry the hands but doesn't necessarily add grip strength

[NTC1997]

extremely helpful. thank you

[Spudd56]

Way to go Larry, good job on this one !

[fanofde4ever]

@magicmanslim If you used resin you would effectively glue the barrel into the blocks when you applied pressure. Rosin is a white powder used to help with grip. It's the powder in the back behind the pitcher's mound you see them pick up from time to time during a game, and it's what's in the pouch you may have seen climbers have on the back of their belts that they stick their hands in from time to time.

[kw757]

@magicmanslim  Wikipedia: Rosin

[ChristopheMinnik]

@magicmanslim no it isn't, it's definitely "rosin" similar to the powder you see on a chellists or violinists bow.

[nemo125cc]

lol y can u use a normal screw vice?

[Seattlefungus]

The white powder is just powder rosin. You can use regular powdered rosin sold in sporting goods stores for baseball pitchers rosin bags...

[GADeerHunter1]

Powdered rosin