Originally Posted by
Malamute
Gads NO! Once the barrel is removed, theres no earthly reason to destroy a good receiver, especially something like an early 92 or 94, the receiver isnt the offending part, the barrel is. A bad barrel could be removed with a bench vise padded with brass on the jaws to hold the front end of the receiver and a pipe wrench used to remove the barrel. No need for special tools to remove a barrel thats junk, certainly not at the expense of the receiver. If nothing else, a piece of pipe could be welded to the end of the barrel to make it proper length until proper tools were available to replace it with a good one.