Removal of brake from DSA StG58A - Page 2

**bykerhd** · April 20, 2009, 11:30

If it does turn out NOT to be a threaded barrel, which I SERIOUSLY doubt, there are plenty of gunsmiths around here that can fix that for a reasonable fee.

**W.E.G.** · April 20, 2009, 11:52

zippety doo-dah.....

ratas calientes · June 16, 2009, 14:02

BUMP for new readers.

Knifeman · October 31, 2009, 23:25

Bump for a good thread.

LaConservationist · August 14, 2011, 18:09

Good reading..... suprised on the amount of concern of applying a lil heat on these barrels.......

**msnyder** · August 22, 2011, 17:10

"Good reading..... suprised on the amount of concern of applying a lil heat on these barrels......."

I've removed the brakes of two STG barrels that were silver soldered on. You have to heat the barrel to red hot to get the solder to melt when installing and heat it again to red hot to take it off. Both still shoot to the accuracy standards the STG is famous for, 1.5-2 moa with surplus.

Knifeman · September 17, 2011, 19:36

Bump!!

I did this about an hour or two ago and It was pretty easy. I wish I had sacked up and did it a year ago!

Thanks for posting the step by step w/pictures

ratas calientes · September 18, 2011, 00:38

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Originally posted by Knifeman
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Thanks for posting the step by step w/pictures

You are most welcome.

firedog · March 12, 2018, 17:25

Necro posting!

I recently picked up a nice ban era STG58 on a LMT T2. Of course it had on soldered on Stoli brake.

I found this thread followed it. What a frigging pain but it worked. I heated the brake up not hte barrel and got it turning. I clamped some vice grips on it and then had to use a hammer on the grips to get it off.

Of course my DSA made FH won't thread on.

Thanks to ratas calientes if you are still around.

ratas calientes · March 15, 2018, 10:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by firedog

Necro posting!

I recently picked up a nice ban era STG58 on a LMT T2. Of course it had on soldered on Stoli brake.

I found this thread followed it. What a frigging pain but it worked. I heated the brake up not hte barrel and got it turning. I clamped some vice grips on it and then had to use a hammer on the grips to get it off.

Of course my DSA made FH won't thread on.

Thanks to ratas calientes if you are still around.

I'm still here. Sorry about the photos disappearing. Glad to year you got your brake off.

So . . . why won't the DSA FH fit? I suppose the threads on your barrel are nice and clean now?

firedog · March 15, 2018, 11:55

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Originally Posted by ratas calientes

I'm still here. Sorry about the photos disappearing. Glad to year you got your brake off.

So . . . why won't the DSA FH fit? I suppose the threads on your barrel are nice and clean now?

The explanation was plenty good enough. No photos needed.

The threads are good. It is DSA copy of a Browning long FH. The threads won't engage. Either DSA mis-marked it/screwed up the machining or the guy I got it from mis remember what he had. He did buy if from them for an stg58.

It seems like the end of my barrel is hitting before it engages.

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April 20, 2009, 11:30	#51
bykerhd Dinosaur Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 2798 Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Burlington Vermont area Posts: 13,190	If it does turn out NOT to be a threaded barrel, which I SERIOUSLY doubt, there are plenty of gunsmiths around here that can fix that for a reasonable fee.

October 31, 2009, 23:25	#54
Knifeman Registered FALaholic #: 30491 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 124	Bump for a good thread.

August 22, 2011, 17:10	#56
msnyder Curio & Relic Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 1085 Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: USA Posts: 3,368	"Good reading..... suprised on the amount of concern of applying a lil heat on these barrels......." I've removed the brakes of two STG barrels that were silver soldered on. You have to heat the barrel to red hot to get the solder to melt when installing and heat it again to red hot to take it off. Both still shoot to the accuracy standards the STG is famous for, 1.5-2 moa with surplus.

September 17, 2011, 19:36	#57
Knifeman Registered FALaholic #: 30491 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 124	Bump!! I did this about an hour or two ago and It was pretty easy. I wish I had sacked up and did it a year ago! Thanks for posting the step by step w/pictures

March 12, 2018, 17:25	#59
firedog Registered FALaholic #: 14289 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,190	Necro posting! I recently picked up a nice ban era STG58 on a LMT T2. Of course it had on soldered on Stoli brake. I found this thread followed it. What a frigging pain but it worked. I heated the brake up not hte barrel and got it turning. I clamped some vice grips on it and then had to use a hammer on the grips to get it off. Of course my DSA made FH won't thread on. Thanks to ratas calientes if you are still around.