Quote: That's why on a cracked barrel you trim off the barrel protruding from the frame and then take a forcing cone cutter and cut a "forcing cone" that runs out to the frame if possible, but in any case thinning the barrel "wall" as much as possible. Then unscrew it. Greatly improves the odds...
Just a suggestion for those looking at this thread. DO NOT continue to fire a revolver that has a crack in the forcing cone. It will widen and prevent the barrel from being removed from the frame. I have had one that we tried to remove the barrel for replacement and had to stop as the threads in...