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Ruger PRS barrel change
- Thread starter peterdobson
- Start date
A good barrel vice and quality barrel nut wrench, I put force on the wrench and then gave the handle a smack with a hammer, also helps to make a reference line on the barrel, nut and receiver so you can see if anything turned, mine the receiver turned with the nut after it broke loose so I had to clamp the receiver to finish loosening it.
Barnard308
Regular
- Location
- Nova Scotia
Hey Peter, I'll go out on a limb here and assume this is my barrel you are asking about LOL. I did some checking and found this link for you. Is the nut that wont break lose or the barrel itself?
http://www.accuracy-tech.com/ruger-precision-rifle-part-3-swapping-ruger-precision-rifle-barrel/
http://www.accuracy-tech.com/ruger-precision-rifle-part-3-swapping-ruger-precision-rifle-barrel/
Hi Peter,
The AR nut retainer on the base of the reciever is often overlooked; make sure this is off as well. I've done several swaps on RPR's, and yes, they're all tight. The AR nut only has to back off a couple degrees and the whole thing will break loose. A good soak of the nut & barrel thread in Mouse Milk or Jigaloo will really help; seems QC at Ruger doesn't include cleaning the threads....
I had to use a 24" torque extension on an AR armourers wrench for most of the nuts. For the barrel vice, I used a hardwood block in a 75lb bessy bench vice.
Patrick
The AR nut retainer on the base of the reciever is often overlooked; make sure this is off as well. I've done several swaps on RPR's, and yes, they're all tight. The AR nut only has to back off a couple degrees and the whole thing will break loose. A good soak of the nut & barrel thread in Mouse Milk or Jigaloo will really help; seems QC at Ruger doesn't include cleaning the threads....
I had to use a 24" torque extension on an AR armourers wrench for most of the nuts. For the barrel vice, I used a hardwood block in a 75lb bessy bench vice.
Patrick
