Kimber 84 barrel removal....

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What kind of action wrench are you using to remove the barrel from a Kimber model 84...I have one that I need to rebarrel...they are very small diameter actions...are you using an out side or rear entry type..?..who makes a rear entry type wrench..??



Eddie in Texas
 
If you have an outside action wrench for Remingtons you can do what I did. Just turn an aluminum bushing with matching inside and outside diameters and split it. I drilled a .257 hole in one side for the bolt that my action wrench uses, but be careful to keep it very shallow because the action wall is thin and the factory barrel has a flat machined to allow the front action screw a little more depth. I haven't seen anyone advertise a rear entry wrench. If I thought I was going to do a lot of them I would just make a wrench.

Scott
 
SGS said:
If you have an outside action wrench for Remingtons you can do what I did. Just turn an aluminum bushing with matching inside and outside diameters and split it. I drilled a .257 hole in one side for the bolt that my action wrench uses, but be careful to keep it very shallow because the action wall is thin and the factory barrel has a flat machined to allow the front action screw a little more depth. I haven't seen anyone advertise a rear entry wrench. If I thought I was going to do a lot of them I would just make a wrench.

Scott
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Yes, that is exactly what I did to remove the barrel...I am really concerned that I might damage the front screw hole with just 2-3 threads to hold the torque while trying to get 75-100 ftlbs on the barrel...and the owner sent the action to have it Robar coated...so I am going to have to have some kind of protection for the finish when I put the action wrench back on it...
This is the kind of extra work that makes the cost of a re-barrel job go up...nothing simple here...
 
By the time I finished the one rifle I did I had removed and installed the barrel twice with no problem. When reinstalling the barrel it is ok to screw it together by hand and allow the action wrench screw to go a little deeper as the clearance flat is already starting to show through the hole. The risk of damaging the threads is mostly on disassembly. I just pulled it up reasonably tight, checked the alighnment of the extractor slot, and pulled it just enough to line things up. No problem, but I would rather not do more of them simply as they are more trouble than Remingtons or benchrest actions and they look a little fragile to me.

Scott
 
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