What is the best way to remove a glued in action? Without hurting the stock. I know the bedding will probably get hurt a little.
Clint
Clint
Glued in action removal
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an iron on top of the action with barrel in barrel vise let it warm up for awhile could be 10 minutes or 20 then just start putting pressure on the stock once it starts to wiggle it will come right out...
I place wedge between the fore end and barrel to produce upward pressure. I then heat a mandrel with a propane torch and slide it into the action. It takes just a half minute or so for the action to come loose in most cases.
I recently removed an action from a Lee Six stock. I had glued these together around 1980. It came out fine but removed part of the shell with it. The actual glue joint did not come apart. The action was bedded first, into Acraglas (red box). Then the receiver was sandblasted and degreased, the bedding was scrubbed then sandblasted, and the two were glued together with Acraglas. I have another, a Wichita, which was assembled the same way at the same time. I was going to remove it and redo it, but don't think I'll bother. I have removed other glue jobs with much less effort, but they were not as well prepped. WH
I recently removed an action from a Lee Six stock. I had glued these together around 1980. It came out fine but removed part of the shell with it. The actual glue joint did not come apart. The action was bedded first, into Acraglas (red box). Then the receiver was sandblasted and degreased, the bedding was scrubbed then sandblasted, and the two were glued together with Acraglas. I have another, a Wichita, which was assembled the same way at the same time. I was going to remove it and redo it, but don't think I'll bother. I have removed other glue jobs with much less effort, but they were not as well prepped. WH
noahburleson1
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Save yourself the trouble and heat up your action wrench.
xr650rRider
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I have NEVER had anything come apart in the freezer.
jackieschmidt
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If you use an iron, which I prefer, get one of the cheap ones that does not shut off automatically if left undisturbed for more than a couple of minutes.
J.J. Coe
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This is exactly the way I do it. Quick, easy, and most of the time they come apart 100% clean. Jim Borden told me to do it this way years ago.
ISS
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I have only done three successfully since 1985, so what do I know? I got the one I have apart sitting here on my freezer, the action drops in and out of the stock, and the bedding looks perfect.
You are on your own here. I personally dislike heating anything that could affect the heat treatment and then putting a potential 60,000PSi time bomb up against my face.
Any concerns, have a gunsmith/rifle builder do it for you.
You are on your own here. I personally dislike heating anything that could affect the heat treatment and then putting a potential 60,000PSi time bomb up against my face.
Any concerns, have a gunsmith/rifle builder do it for you.
Sniperhandle
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Benchrest actions are actually glued in with no release agent for the life of the barrel. Benchresters have been using old clothes irons to remove the action after it's been glued in for decades.
Your old trick is for a bedding job that used release agent but is still somewhat stuck, And it will work sometimes, But you are not getting a glued in action out by putting it in the freezer, Hell will FREEZE over before it comes out.
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Thanks guys for the replies!!
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