MP 40 barrel nut removal help.

[Dallas]

Does anyone have any recommendations as to who would be a good one to get an MP 40 barrel nut unscrewed off the cut off receiver tube section of an MP 40 parts kit. I have a dummy reciever tube to mount it on, but cannot get the nut loose. Can a gun smith do it? Does he know which way to unscrew the thing? . Anyone know who can do this for cheap? Thanks!

[Tim R. B.]

As Robert mentioned, use a vice, penertrating oil and wrench, I would put a piece of leather between the nut and wrench to stop any damage to the nut. Tim.

[bergfurher]

If its on a cut of section, go ahead and put the cut part in a vise, and it will come off with a large wrench, on my live 40's, I pad the vise, and remove the nut, it will loosen when firing unless its tight, and most large wrenches wont hurt the nut.

[R. Schnee]

Should not be too hard to remove it. If it is really tight, some applied heat might be a good idea. I agree with the post above, a little penetrating oil, a good wrench with a snug fit and a long pipe should do the trick!

Ryan Schnee