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Step
by Step
1.
The first step is to remove the
butt extension, magazine, bolt,
front sight, forend tube, and
scope, if so equipped, because
the scope is going to get in the
way of the barrel
vise.
2.
Next is to secure the barrel
in the vise, depending on the
type of vise you're using. I use
a pretty simple arrangement of a
12-ton bottle jack (available at
any automotive department store
section) that presses the barrel
between two pieces of wood. I
made my own vise, but similar
products are available from
gunsmithing supply outlets. I use
scraps of 2x6s with my vise. It's
not necessary to purchase a heavy
duty barrel vise as might be
needed for working on Remington
or other factory-made guns.
Again, the TUBB 2000 barrel is
installed just like any other
custom barreled rifle would have
been: hand tight using hand
tools. I get some rosin to help
secure the hold on the wood if
the barrel slips in the
vise.
3.
The action wrench is the
portion of the action the was
edm-ed out so it is fully
supported over the entire length
of the action -- there is no
chance to warp or bend the action
using this wrench. This tool also
doesn't have an overly long
handle, just enough room for both
hands. The barrels were put on
hand tight at the factory so will
also come off hand tight.
Push the
wrench all the way in. The barrel
has right hand threads. Get both
hands on the wrench handles and
give it a jerk counterclockwise
to break it loose.
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4.
Once it's broken loose I
remove the action wrench. That
makes it easier to handle, and
since there's no bolt stop it
will fall out. Now back off the
action. [IMAGE
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The circular lug and forend
retaining nut will quit turning
pretty quickly because there is a
small indexing mark at the back
of it that puts the bottom of the
action at 6-o'clock. Screw the
action completely off. Pull off
the forend retaining nut and
circular lug and set them aside.
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5.
Release the tension on the
jack, pull out that barrel, and
put in the next
barrel.
6. I
wipe off the outside off the
forend extension before I slide
the extension in place.
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Then wipe off the forward and
rearward potion of the recoil lug
that supports the forend. I put a
little light oil on the barrel
threads and on the barrel
shoulder, only a drop or two.
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Having wiped off the forend
support recoil lug, I slide it
on, turn the detent up to
12-o'clock where I can see it,
and put on the forend retaining
nut. [IMAGE
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Then I'll screw the action
back on. I won't worry about
about where the detent on the
barrel collar is until I get into
the last set of threads or last
revolution. Then I line up the
indexing pin on the action notch
and hold against it as I hand
tighten the action so the
indexing pin stays with the
action and aligns in the proper
fashion. [IMAGE
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I then turn the action and barrel
so the pin is straight up and
down before I finish tightening
up. [IMAGE
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7.
Put the action wrench back
in, open and close it snugly but
gently two or three times to see
if I feel any roughness or
resistance as a safety check.
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The
last time I just bear my weight
on the handles with a twist, and
I'm done. Put it all back
together. That's it.
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