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    Ross 1910 barrel removal

    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 !

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    Here's a thread already posted about it. https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=41835
    Regards, Jim

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    I did read that. It discusses barrel threads and not how to remove barrels. Are buttress threads difficult to remove?

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    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.

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    I'll talk to them. I want to keep both barrels, how much damage does cutting the relief groove do?

    Thanks, Don

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    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by eliwhitley@yahoo.com View Post
    how much damage
    The groove will be the width of whatever you use, usually a parting tool.
    Regards, Jim

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    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.

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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ssgross View Post
    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!

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