M14 barrel removal

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Hi all,

Finally getting around to build my usgi/Israeli m14/m305 and I'm having trouble removing the barrel from the stub of the demilled parts kit. I have one of the wheeler oak block barrel vise and cannot get it to hold the barrel enough to remove. That sucker is on there!

Anybody have any tips? I'm thinking of notching the receiver but want to save that for last.
 
If slipping in the vice, try wrapping some hockey tape around the barrel and then clamp it back in the blocks.
 
For under $150 you can buy the proper tools for the job.

Once you're done, you can re-coup your costs on the EE selling off the specialty barrel/vise blocks....

John
 
Send it to a pro?
After looking at some pic's on the other thread, I'd just use some heat or a zip wheel on a grinder
 
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Brownells for the barrel vise and a 1 3/4 in wrench will work . If the barrel is really torqued on cut the box end of the wrench off and slip a cheater bar over the wrench to get more leverage.
Pics are from some of Tactical Teachers clinics and shows how to place the wrench on the receiver to tighten and loosen the barrel. As well it shows how to set up the indicators to index the barrel correctly. I had a copy made on a milling machine of Barneys famous " Welfare Barrel Vise " for myself . The vise has to fit on the beveled section of the barrel so the 2 halves of the vise are shaped different .









 
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I set up the vise with the 2 different blocks just like in your photo. They are solid oak and compressed to fit extremely tight. I have a 3 foot bar, heated the receiver and used penetrating oil (again) and rapped it with a 2 pound sledge with no result other than it chewing the oak! I'm probably just going to carefully relieve and split the stub. I did a garand a while ago and it wasn't nearly like this.
 
If you have access to a press they work way better for holding the blocks than a vice, I have a couple 1/2" steel plates I sandwich the blocks with in a press.

But I will also say I've never done a M14 before, just throwing out ideas.
 
MrSharp said:
If you have access to a press they work way better for holding the blocks than a vice, I have a couple 1/2" steel plates I sandwich the blocks with in a press.

But I will also say I've never done a M14 before, just throwing out ideas.
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I could try that. Put the vise in the press and try that.
 
I got the stub off. Heated it and used a melting stick to penetrate in. Then used the hydraulic press, 3foot crescent wrench and mini sledge. Popped loose with some effort. It was certainly torqued.
 
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