01-08-2021, 07:43 PM
During a conversation about Howa with my gunsmith, he made a point to mention that the factory barrel can be extremely difficult to remove. He has had a few rifles that required him to weld a plate onto the barrel in order to get firm enough hold to use a very large lever bar to break/spin-off the factory barrel.
Maybe you give it a try and get lucky with normal "fit" barrel, and if she won't move then you enact Plan B and drive it over to LGS.
Maybe you give it a try and get lucky with normal "fit" barrel, and if she won't move then you enact Plan B and drive it over to LGS.