Removing a loctite bedded barrel

[montana]

Thanks montana. Yeah, clearly you do it right. I did it wrong. LOL It was my first build, my first time installing a gas block. I way over-did it with the LT. Bonded the entire inner surface of the GB to the barrel. I think I actually tried twisting on the GB to get it to rotate but with no good result. I didn't want to throw a pipe wrench on it, and the upper was at that point clamped into my vice with one of those clamshell holders. I didn't want to over-torque the barrel and receiver.

BTW, just for the record since I didn't make it clear. I've never glued/LT'd a barrel into a receiver. My dowel comment was in reference to me just knocking out a tight barrel, like out of a BCM upper. Or one I had installed via shimming. That was mostly from before I discovered I can heat the receiver end with my torch.

I have been working on the AR platform since the late 70's. I look at mistakes as tuition cost for learning, needless to say I have had plenty of expense along the way. That said, I learn something new all the time. There is a lot of differing opinions and methods when working on the AR platform and it is only through trial and error we sort out the best methods that work the best.. That said, there is always another way to skin a cat.. Even renowned armorers and manufacturers will have conflicting information. The only caution is trying not to upset people who have differing opinions. People take pride in their knowledge and methods and it can become a sensitive subject when others disagree. Having a thick skin along the way helps