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Doco Overboard · May 6, 2019

See that crud ring? When it finally broke free it smelled liked cooked carbon from an engine block. The same kind of smell like that comes off a crank case or sludged up oil pan.
Couple of days of Kroil and a cheater wouldn't hardly do it.

DavidA · May 6, 2019

I was stripping a 700 Rem action and the only thing that worked was heating the receiver at the recoil lug. It was a 2006 Remington 700 SPS stainless. Have no idea what they put on the barrel threads, but it was not barrel grease. I had to dissolve the gunk left in the threads. It looked like a locktite type of material.

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clandestine · May 6, 2019

Looks like JB Weld.

Mike3888 · May 8, 2019

Doco Overboard said:
See that crud ring? When it finally broke free it smelled liked cooked carbon from an engine block. The same kind of smell like that comes off a crank case or sludged up oil pan.
Couple of days of Kroil and a cheater wouldn't hardly do it.
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That thing looks like it was painful to remove Doc. Glad you didn’t let it beat you.
I had that issue on a 700 Rem. Soaked it in sheild for a few days and still needed a cheater.

Doco Overboard · May 8, 2019

Not even a satisfying crack or sonic boom when it broke loose like you hear about. I was going to hang a weight on the action wrench and leave but couldn't get my set up in a way to where I could puddle some kroil up to the breech so it could seep in better.
Alot of US rifles with acme/square threads have the extractor cut milled out to where it meets the threads and penetrating oil can creep in if you give it time. m17's-p14's are very like this but get filled up with powder fouling which is why every body says they're hard to get off I think.

K-43 · May 9, 2019

I routinely stand the barrel on the muzzle, plug the chamber, and soak Kroil in the receiver for a few days before I pull any barrel. Only in the worst cases does the Kroil not eventually start seeping out of the joint between the receiver and shoulder. Then it's ready for the vise and sometimes still needs a smack with a mallet.

A week of Kroil and sliding a 25 lb barbell weight on the end of the cheater bar overnight worked on an Enfield for me once. I gave up on it and just left it that way. Next day, after work, the weight was on the floor and the receiver unscrewed by hand. I got lucky on that one.

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