Originally Posted By: yotenaylorAfter this is lined up, get a big arse breaker bar that will fit over the action wrench that you purchased for whomever, I like the triple s model, but all will "work".
Break the nut loose, and then go from there.
In all reality, its simple from there out, its just that them nuts are TORQUED something fierce from the factory. Just remember to get it back on tight, just doesnt need to be as tight as savage sends them.
Rather than using a breaker bar, it's easier and more effective to hit the nut wrench with a steel hammer. Fist give it a tap, if the barrel has been off before, that will loosen the nut. Next give it a RAP with the hammer, if it is a stainless nut and barrel, that will loosen the nut. If it is a blued barrel and nut it will take 2-3 THWACKS!!! with the hammer to break the nut loose. In the factory, the actions and barrels are assembled and then blued. The blueing salts migrate into the barrel thread and lock then up tight.
Most of the "gorillas" that put the barrels on in the factory are women, some weighting up to 120 lb. and they use a nut wrench about a foot long.