Removing a loctite bedded barrel

[montana]

Feel free to add this experience of mine, at least anecdotally, to your lexicon. "This one guy Loctited his gas block entirely onto his barrel...."

I can't recall why I chose to use the claw hammer in lieu of my ballpeen or even my plastic covered dead-blow hammer. Might have been because it's a little lighter than the ballpeen and I was trying to be precise in the angle and force of the blows. I was trying very hard not to ding up my barrel during that procedure. I was nearly successful. I could have wrapped the barrel in cardboard, like cereal box grade. But then I could not have heated the GB with a torch.

I use home made aluminum or brass punches.. It is easy to hide any aluminum punch residue with Birchwood Casey Aluminum Black. https://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools...d4941.aspx If the steel gets marred, I use https://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools...24776.aspx Brass or aluminum punches will not mar or flatten steel like steel punches will.. I use gorrila tape on my receivers when installing any roll pins etc...