Removing muzzle brake from bolt action

[stage20]

Anyone around pcola have the means to knock a brake off a Ruger American ranch?
I have soft vise jaws but am unable to get this brake off.
Heated up substantially with torch and used a 2lb sledge on a wrench trying to impact it off but I just have no real way to hold it.
Previous owner said he did not use any loctite. Never had one stuck like this and now I'm aggravated. Ready to throw it in the street.

New rifle that was scoped and sighted in. It's not old and rusty.

 

[DAS HUGH!]

Anyone around pcola have the means to knock a brake off a Ruger American ranch?
I have soft vise jaws but am unable to get this brake off.
Heated up substantially with torch and used a 2lb sledge on a wrench trying to impact it off but I just have no real way to hold it.
Previous owner said he did not use any loctite. Never had one stuck like this and now I'm aggravated. Ready to throw it in the street.

New rifle that was scoped and sighted in. It's not old and rusty.

Well, I know of an easy sure fire way to remove it if you don't care about destroying the brake that's on it now. It makes it so ya don't have to risk scarring up the rifle etc by twisting on it etc.
Get yourself an angle grinder and cut a slot as deep as possible down it's length as deep as possible, but stop just before ya grind into the threads.
Then lay the muzzle and brake on a good solid anvil or whatever and take a cold chisel and hammer that gap open a bit. Usually don't take much effort to open the threads up a ton and it will just come right off.
Basically the same trick used for stuck and stripped lugnuts etc.
If it's extra stubborn you can cut multiple slots to make it release easier.

 

[stage20]

I know that route. Lol. Done it. Would really like to get it off to recoupe some funds from a rifle purchase. . It's a hundred dollar brake.

 

[Crabbyguy]

Anyone around pcola have the means to knock a brake off a Ruger American ranch?
I have soft vise jaws but am unable to get this brake off.
Heated up substantially with torch and used a 2lb sledge on a wrench trying to impact it off but I just have no real way to hold it.
Previous owner said he did not use any loctite. Never had one stuck like this and now I'm aggravated. Ready to throw it in the street.

New rifle that was scoped and sighted in. It's not old and rusty.

Soft jaws aren’t gonna cut it. I’ll dig and see if I can find my barrel vice blocks. They grip around the barrel in the vice. If I can locate them and you wanna swing out I’ll let you use them as much as you like.

 

[5lima30ret]

^^^That exactly how I remove those pesky "hose breakers" on the outside faucets of newer houses!

 

[stage20]

Soft jaws aren’t gonna cut it. I’ll dig and see if I can find my barrel vice blocks. They grip around the barrel in the vice. If I can locate them and you wanna swing out I’ll let you use them as much as you like.

Thank you, sir. What beer do you drink?

 

[Crabbyguy]

Thank you, sir. What beer do you drink?

No beer needed brother. Just passing along a helping hand.

 

[Jester896]

if it was put on with Rocksett heat may make it worse...think it holds up to 2000*. Might try soaking it in water and clamping the barrel or use a Reaction Rod in the vice. Don't clamp the receiver.

 

[stage20]

I see several different styles online. I should go ahead and order a set so I don't run into this issue again.
What's your favorite or good enough to get me by?

 

[Crabbyguy]

Pm’ed you

 

[Jester896]

Geissele is having a 20% off sale on tools for Labor Day

https://geissele.com/reaction-rod-5-56-223.html

 

[Jhunter]

https://www.viperbenchrest.com/shop/p/barrel-vise Kroil Oil works best for me

 

[Crabbyguy]

Geissele is having a 20% off sale on tools for Labor Day

https://geissele.com/reaction-rod-5-56-223.html

Reaction rods are awesome but his rifle is a bolt gun. Wouldn’t work for this application.

 

[stage20]

No loctite. There were actually oil on the threads. I cranked on the vise pretty good and the rifle still rotated. Tightened the vise more than I thought it needed to be and it broke loose.

Big thanks to Crabbyguy

 

[Longtooth]

No loctite. There were actually oil on the threads. I cranked on the vise pretty good and the rifle still rotated. Tightened the vise more than I thought it needed to be and it broke loose.

Big thanks to Crabbyguy View attachment 240883

Rockset most likely?

 

[stage20]

Rockset most likely?

None. Just some type of oil. Suprized it was so tight, but having the barrel clamped made it fairly easy.

 

[Jester896]

Reaction rods are awesome but his rifle is a bolt gun. Wouldn’t work for this application.

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