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May 6, 2012
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May 6, 2012
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I recently purchased this 357 CTG and the barrel shroud is stuck, the nut is removed. It looks like it has rusted so that is what Im suspecting. ow can I remove it without ruining it?
May 6, 2012
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After looking at this cool site I have noticed the all thread trick with nuts on both sides. It appears the rust is holding the shroud on so I hope I will be able to spin the barrel out.
February 21, 2011
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Unfortunately "357 CTG" just refers to the ammunition (.357 S&W magnum Cartridge) so we don't know which model you have. Bear with us as we try to help out a bit.
On some models the shrouds are aligned with a pin, so trying to rotate it won't work & may damage the pin as well.
I'd suggest some kind of penetrating oil at every point you can get to so it can wick down inside the rusted areas & release the grip of the corrosion. It may take several applications & a few days, but softly, softly catchee monkey is the trick here to minimize possible damage.
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January 24, 2009
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The all-thread trick may do it, but first I'd do as suggested & liberally apply some penetrating oil. Stand the gun on it's end, with the muzzle facing up & make a pool of oil in the recessed area where the nut goes, then leave it like that for a day or two.
December 27, 2010
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Get ewk barrel nut removal tool use BD blaster penetrating oil and grade 8 5/16" threaded rod grade 8 nuts and a thick AN washer the size of OD of barrel.tighten up assembly and turn out with ewk tool.
make sure you have tool in slots.
December 26, 2010
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dcseiber76 said:
I recently purchased this 357 CTG and the barrel shroud is stuck, the nut is removed. It looks like it has rusted so that is what Im suspecting. ow can I remove it without ruining it?
Is the nut really out? Can you see the threads? A picture or two would help. There were a few fixed barrel guns made. Assuming it's not a fixed barrel, I'm pretty sure Eric's tool won't remove barrel if the nut is really out and that still leaves you with getting the shroud off. If the nut is out and you do get the shroud off, I'd be tempted to try a stud puller on the barrel after having soaked it with PB Blaster for a couple of days and heating the frame with a heat gun.
Please post some pics. I love beaters. 
December 27, 2010
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Here are pictures of ewk barrel tool in use.
May 3, 2011
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Let us know how that turns out. I had a barrel nut mutilated, but never a shroud stuck. If you damage the barrel or threads or crown getting the shroud off. Send EWK a pick and he can probably fix it for you at a reasonable price
September 28, 2008
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I bought a gun a few years ago, and the barrel was stuck. I did the oil down the shroud and was about to get "radical" with it and finally took a rubber mallet and whacked the muzzle end a couple of times, a couple on each side of the shroud, and shot some oil onto the threads on both ends. A couple of hours later, I came back and thought, "I'll give it one last try", and I was shocked it not only came loose, it came loose pretty easily! When I bought a barrel and shroud off GB last year, the nut was stuck, and the shroud was "welded" to the barrel. Oil didn't seem to help, but the rubber mallet did the trick. Getting the red locktited nut off was a whole new adventure though. Eventually, with heat, solvent, and time, it broke loose and I got a great barrel and shroud for about half the going rate.
I'm surprised you were able to get it off, good for you.
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