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Originally Posted by flyrod
In m experience they are VERY tight. I watched a local smith remove one for me and I cringed at the force applied through a cheater into the vice bolted to a steel post mounted in the concrete floor. I think the trick is not messing up the receiver; the barrel is much easier to replace. Without special tools, I think the way to do it is cut off the barrel with a stub exposed, then mill a slot in the stub to relieve the tension, collapse it and unscrew it.
Remington seems to put glue on the threads. The CZ had no glue.
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Thank you flyrod! Your reply is an example of the kind of difficulty that I was referring to. I guess I'll ask the smith about this when I go looking for one.