I want to restore a Ross MK III. I need to take the barrels off and make a swap. Been to 3 gunsmiths, they cannot remove the barrels. Does anyone know a secret to this or better yet someone to remove them !
Eli
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I want to restore a Ross MK III. I need to take the barrels off and make a swap. Been to 3 gunsmiths, they cannot remove the barrels. Does anyone know a secret to this or better yet someone to remove them !
Eli
Here's a thread already posted about it. https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=41835
I did read that. It discusses barrel threads and not how to remove barrels. Are buttress threads difficult to remove?
Don
The barrel will be torqued solidly in place. A good receiver wrench and barrel vise will be needed. The receiver wrench must fit the receiver ring correctly. Even then, removal may be a challenge. Maybe the smiths you talked to did not have a suitable receiver wrench.
If the barrel is a scrapper, cut a relief groove just in front of the receiver.
I'll talk to them. I want to keep both barrels, how much damage does cutting the relief groove do?
Thanks, Don
Dropping the barreled action in the freezer for a couple hours then heating and wrenching it as soon as you take it out will usually separate an Enfield barrel. Not without risks though.
When I make a relief cut I usually go as close to to the thread as I can. It definitely ruins the piece you try to separate.
But I usually only remove stubs of demilled actions from good barrels.
The groove will be the width of whatever you use, usually a parting tool.Quote:
Originally Posted by eliwhitley@yahoo.com
Although I have never done it, I understand one can make a breeching washer of appropriate thickness to allow reuse of the barrel. Not the best situation, but certainly better than scrapping an otherwise usable barrel. Making a relief cut on a decent full-length Ross barrel would be plan "B", if not "C", for me.
If it were me, I would start by making action wrench bushings out of epoxy to get a perfect uniform fit all around. coat everything in release agent, and make one half at time. Custom barrel bushings can be made this way too. In fact, brownells sells a kit just for the purpose.
Thank you all for your input!Quote:
Originally Posted by ssgross
Let us know when you get this rolling, we'd love to watch.
I have a Ross barrel to pull one of these days. 1910R sporting rifle in very fine condition - except someone got a bit of rust on the barrel and went to work with sandpaper. I would like to remove the barrel, polish it properly and then hot water blue it. Would rather not do this with the barrel on the receiver. The other 1910 barrels I have removed were on Mk.III rifles, and the barrels were spoiled, so I grooved them.
Yes, a breeching washer can be used. The shoulder is turned back and a ring of appropriate thickness is made. Works just fine.