
Originally Posted by
bobsolla
you say your barrel is spinning.are you just trying to remove(undo)the barrel nut only by using an ar armorer `s wrench to the barrel nut?there is a raised metal nipple which fits in the upper receiver that is built into the barrel(i forget the technical name)that aligns the barrel into the upper receiver.this prevents the barrel spin when removing the barrel nut.the barrel should not spin at all!for the barrel to spin.the alignment nipple would have to be broken off. otherwise,if the barrel only is spinning,you would have to be trying to remove the barrel by just using a vise or clamping device on the barrel only causing it to spin off from the chambered part of the barrel put together by the barrel maker. obviously,that is not the correct way to remove the barrel.if this is the case,stop!
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