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Where did I say anything about straightening the action? What I found, after finally getting the barrel off, was that the action (based on the flatness of the bottom) was still straight.
Incidentally, even with the action wrench and barrel vise I still could not get the barrel off. What I ended up doing was using the bench vise to hold the action wrench, using a pipe wrench on the barrel, and using a very long "cheater bar" on the pip wrench. Once I broke the initial bit free, it turned nicely and I could unscrew it by hand.
After that I checked that the bottom was straight against an optical bench we have here in the lab. Then when I got home, I trial fitted the trigger guard/magazine and that still fit nicely too. It does look like the action is still straight.
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