Thanks for the great replies. The action is almost a perfect fit to the new stock, really only needs a little wood removed for the safety, and the right edge near the magazine. I don't want to grind the barrel band off, it is a decent barrel, may be of use to somebody someday, but I doubt it. Might be good to practice my rust-blueing skills.WHile I am aware smiths have specialty tools to remove barrels, I was hoping there was a bubba way to do it with a strap wrench and some blocks of woods in a vice or something like that, I guess I already knew the answer and just didn't want to accept it.
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