I’m trying to remove the barrel from an old Mauser. It just will not come lose. Any ideas???
Because I did not want to save the barrel I did grind flats on two sides to get a better grip on the barrel, this did not help…
OK since you are not keeping the barrel this is really easy, cut a relief groove at the junction where the barrel shoulder comes into contact with the receiver. Don’t cut the receiver just the barrel where it contacts the receiver. This relieves the tension of the barrel on the receiver. Of the 20-30 barrels I’ve had to do this to, they all unscrewed by hand afterward. I usually put the barrel in the lathe and use a cut off tool or a hack saw to cut just to the depth of the threads. If you scratch or mar the receiver you can clean it up later.
