Posted: 6/25/2014 10:44:54 AM EDT
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TL;DR - I have a surefire Socom brake on my 556 OBR which was installed using blue loctite. I would like to remove and reinstall properly with Rocksett.
Does anyone in the Austin/Leander/Cedar Park area have a gun smith they trust, or advice on how to remove the brake without causing damage due to the torque required to break the brake lose? (I have already tried using an armorer's wrench and a vise block in the mag-well to hold it, but I stopped because I didn't want to risk damaging anything. (I do not have a barrel vise.) The long story is I purchased a socom brake when I bought my can but at the time, I didn't have the tools required to install it properly. I took it to a gun smith in North Austin who said he'd do it for $20 - sounded great. His 1st attempt to install it failed because he didn't install it vertically centered. I took it back so that he could fix it, and he did, but told me he used blue loctite since he didn't have any Rocksett. Rocksett is rated for roughly 2000 degress F; blue locktite is only rated for 250-300 degrees (obviously not ideal for a muzzle device). I'm super pissed at the original smith, but nothing I can really do about it. But, it's made me very nervous to try anyone else, so you're advice will be greatly appreciated. The last thing I want to do is damage my OBR dealing with my dadgum muzzle brake. 
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| Thanks for the reply, and no I have not tried that yet. I have not shot it since the brake was installed because I didn't want to exacerbate the problem or make cleaning up the blue locktite a bigger deal than it already will be. Guess I'm also a little nervous about taking a torch to my gun too. |
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use your mag block for your rifle and put it in a vise. heat the brake for about 10 seconds on each side with an acetylene (benzomatic) torch available at home depot. then try to remove it. if it doesnt break free, repeat. if it was only blue you may be able to break it without heat. eta..longhorn 77, if you dont have the tools please let me know. i am in georgetown and you can use my gear if you need to. you will need a torque wrench as well when you put it back on. ive got everything except for a 5.56 mag block. j |
| For those people who are hesitant to use a flame on their rifle, a heat gun (like those to strip paint) will do the job. Any Home Depot will have one. When the loctite gets hot enough you will actually see a tad bit of smoke as the loctite vaporizes. When you see the smoke, the brake should come off pretty easily. This will take longer than a torch, but some people are not comfortable flaming their rifle. |
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LOL - you're pretty funny for a sooner. 
Bet you're still chucklin at that one. Quoted:
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Something's wrong in this discussion. The all-powerful "Hit it with your Purse" LOL - you're pretty funny for a sooner.
Bet you're still chucklin at that one. Nah....I didn't come up with it.
I no haz smarts. 
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Don't be afraid to heat it up, don't dwell on the area for a long time, ten seconds or less with MAP(yellow can) is plenty. I use a reaction rod, but anything that holds the barrel rigid so that all torque applied goes into the muzzle device is bueno. What ever you do, make sure you yourself are standing rock solid and braced well so you don't slip off and frick it up. All else fails, hit that thing with your purse
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Something's wrong in this discussion. The all-powerful "Hit it with your Purse" Sooner, I was thinking pipe wrench and a cheater bar. Yeah it would mar the finish, but what the hell? You can break almost anything down with those tools. I keep a 3 lb sledge around just in case.
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Sooner, I was thinking pipe wrench and a cheater bar. Yeah it would mar the finish, but what the hell? You can break almost anything down with those tools. I keep a 3 lb sledge around just in case. Quoted:
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Something's wrong in this discussion. The all-powerful "Hit it with your Purse" Sooner, I was thinking pipe wrench and a cheater bar. Yeah it would mar the finish, but what the hell? You can break almost anything down with those tools. I keep a 3 lb sledge around just in case. I keep a rubber mallet in the truck's box. Of course, there's the 21 oz. Vaughan framer, And the 3 lb. Sledge, And the wood splitting thingamajig, And the 311 Chainsaw. If that don't fix it, there's always 4WD Low and 3 or 4 log chains in a 5gal. bucket too. And spray paint to cover up the F ups.... 
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