Meisterschutze muzzle break help

[splitbeing]

Hi all,

Tried taking off the muzzle break. Two screws out, won't budge! Used pliers with a rag, moved a bit left to right and left scratch marks through the rag. No upward and off movement.

Sprayed inballistol over night: no change.

Thanks and regards,
Rion

[Robert 5mm]

I also have a muzzle break I cannot get off.
I used a "Ghetto Liner" ( a piece of plastic bottle cut from the center ) to fit between the HW50 barrel and the ARH muzzle weight.
Slipped it on and then used a rubber mallet to push on further.

Will not come off - I have only tried non-destructive methods - so just leave it on - it is a cocking aid and I use a scope.

[splitbeing]

Tried a mallet and wood block. Didn't budge.

[Yogi]

HEAT.  Some are loctited on. 

Why do you want to remove them?

-Y

[Roadworthy]

I don't think the muzzle break is so much a muzzle break as it is a cocking aid for that carbine length barrel.  If you do get it off you may find the barrel underneath is unfinished, as in not blued.  I've not taken mine off but I did put a couple set screws in the rear sight mounting holes to keep dirt from building up i n there.

[Yogi]

I don't think the muzzle break is so much a muzzle break as it is a cocking aid for that carbine length barrel.  If you do get it off you may find the barrel underneath is unfinished, as in not blued.  I've not taken mine off but I did put a couple set screws in the rear sight mounting holes to keep dirt from building up i n there.

Yes!  The area underneath my 340-N-tec is not blued.  I have even thought of taking the MB off and reblueing the barrel.  Anybody done that?
I figured I would use 1" PVC or ABS pipe, close off one end and then have an efficient dipping tank.  FWIW-My barrel has two little threads-female-cut into the underside of the barrel.  Realyning everything to reinstall the grub screws into these threads is a real bear...

-Y

[KWK]

Nowhere near that easy to hot blue at home. Slow rust blue is a possibility. Something I want to do in my shop after I get about 600 other projects finished.
Not too hard to arrange a steam closet and not as caustic or dangerous as working with blueing salts.

[Mark 611]

If there on that tight your going to have to heat the break up with a propane torch and knock it off with a block of wood and a hammer, I've had breaks that took a lot of heat before the Loctite broke loose, if you pay attention, you can hear the Loctite break loose from the heat, then it should come off.

[splitbeing]

If there on that tight your going to have to heat the break up with a propane torch and knock it off with a block of wood and a hammer, I've had breaks that took a lot of heat before the Loctite broke loose, if you pay attention, you can hear the Loctite break loose from the heat, then it should come off.

Thanks, Mark!

Still loving the lower powered k98 too! What a difference down tuning made!

[splitbeing]

I don't think the muzzle break is so much a muzzle break as it is a cocking aid for that carbine length barrel.  If you do get it off you may find the barrel underneath is unfinished, as in not blued.  I've not taken mine off but I did put a couple set screws in the rear sight mounting holes to keep dirt from building up i n there.

Thanks, Thomas! Yes, the barrel is unfinished under the break.