Removing barrel — how to protect

[boltfluter]

I have used business cards and never a mark yet.

 

[LarryDScott]

If you will use my vise which is aluminum, you can separate
the toughest cobo's w/out using ANYTHING and not destroy
your barrel. In yrs past I sold many NEW Remington factory barrels
the toughest to remove, all UNMARKED. LDS

 

[slm9s]

I had a real stubborn 700 from the 80s. Ended up using a strip cut from a stick-on disc sanding pad, adhesive side to the barrel/sandpaper side to the vise. It worked great and no marks.

 

[Thud]

A business card

 

[6MMsteve]

white oak

 

[gunnermhr]

Does the rosin go between the paper and barrel or paper and vice? Brownells doesn't seem to have rosin listed. The only rosin I can remember is what we used to scald pigs, I can't imagine that wouldn't mark a barrel. Is there different types? Maybe when it's in a liquid form it isn't as course, I dunno but would like to understand, thanks

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Does the rosin go between the paper and barrel or paper and vice? Brownells doesn't seem to have rosin listed. The only rosin I can remember is what we used to scald pigs, I can't imagine that wouldn't mark a barrel. Is there different types? Maybe when it's in a liquid form it isn't as course, I dunno but would like to understand, thanks

Use rosin for baseballs

 

[AckleymanII]

Dry Wall tape, or cardboard from a cereal box, rough side toward the barrel

 

[Dgd6mm]

Toilet paper rolls.

 

[double]

bike inner tube

 

[kendog]

Does the rosin go between the paper and barrel or paper and vice? Brownells doesn't seem to have rosin listed. The only rosin I can remember is what we used to scald pigs, I can't imagine that wouldn't mark a barrel. Is there different types? Maybe when it's in a liquid form it isn't as course, I dunno but would like to understand, thanks

Bowlers rosin bag or baseball pitchers bag. Cheeep on fleabay. Mix with denatured alcohol. Swab it on the steel. I keep a little bottle ready to go by the barrel vise. Wish I had thought it up but I got the kink from Roland Beaver in one of the Brownells Kink books. Works mighty good. Broke down some very finely polished guns with nary a scratch.

 

[tobnpr]

What I use, it'll last forever...

Amazon.com : Tourna Rosin Bottle Grip : Tennis Racket Grips : Sports & Outdoors

Amazon.com : Tourna Rosin Bottle Grip : Tennis Racket Grips : Sports & Outdoors

www.amazon.com

 

[SmokinJoe]

Joe, Randy Robinett and I tried to shame Humble Henry into a Bison ride but he wised up after trying to pet a horse!!!! -Al

Good move on Henry's part.

 

[JEFFPPC]

What Dusty said. Nothing else needed.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

What Dusty said. Nothing else needed.

Funny thing, the night i posted this i put on a finely bead blasted barrel and used an ibs rimfire target piece. I put the green ring side toward the barrel and it left green rings on the barrel bad enough i had to reblast and re mark it. Keep the ink side out. Cant believe i havent done this before

 

[WSnyder]

Drywall tape and rosin here. I dust both sides of the tape with rosin. I can't believe I never though of toilet paper rolls, makes way too much sense

 

[Big_Daddy]

I use a piece if 1/16" thick leather. Never had any issues.
I do like some of the alternatives that I have seen mentioned here!

 

[STS]

Powdered sugar works just as well as rosin. Your wife won't notice a little of it missing from her baking supplies.