fixing loose barrel pin

[Ohio Joe]

If the barrel to stock fit is correct, a person should never have to remove the barrel from the stock unless some type of repair is needed to the stock or barrel. Same goes for wedged barrel to stock fits. Where many people for years have made the mistake is always assuming they need to remove a barrel from a stock to clean the firearm. Not true at all.

As for a loose pin, a person can push beeswax into the pin hole, rub beeswax on the pin and insert the pin. This will keep the pin from working back out.

 

[Tom Compton]

Bigger pin or pins.

 

[M. De Land]

As I have said I have never seen any gun that is used hard in the elements that does not need to be taken down and at least dried out.
It simply will not work as you describe especially in salt air environments.
If you have ever had occasion to hunt on the Alaskan chain or Kodiak Island you will quickly see the folly of not pulling the barrel out of the stock on any firearm no matter how well bedded.

 

[Ohio Joe]

Granted there would be exceptions in pulling a barrel, but for many there simply is no reason to.

 

[Katahdin]

Mike the pin and go up one size or what it takes to stay tight,

 

[M. De Land]

Yes, I could see that could be true in the high desert of the South West. I spent two years at Holloman AFB New Mexico and don't ever remember getting my gun soaked with any thing but the occasional gully washer.
RIG under the stock on a well bedded gun would probably be enough there.
It would not do here on the chain or near the ocean where it often rains sideways and the salt air or skiff ride spray, would eat them up under the stock if not, rinsed out and dried.

 

[satwel]

Find the nearest pine tree. Smear a little daub of fresh pine sap along a portion of the pin. Re install the barrel pin. After 24 hours, you will need a pin punch to tap the pin out again. Don't apply pine sap along the entire length of the pin or you will have trouble removing it.
I have also put a very slight bend towards the end of the pin that goes into the stock last.

 

[Vaino]

All my Mlers that are used for hunting have keys for easy bbl removal....even one w/o a hooked breech. Dunking the breech end of a bbl in a bucket of hot water really appeals to me.

Formerly made all my builds w/ keys but many buyers don't want to pay for the addt'l hrs....so the bbls are now pinned......Fred