I have a first generation Remington 700 TI that I am having trouble removing the barrel from. I have the correct action and barrel wrenches but the barrel is on very tight. Are there any tricks that anybody has found to remove these barrels?

I have not had this problem with other 700s. The only thing a little different on this one is that the owner used a generous amount of red loctite on the scope mount screws. Could this have gotten into the barrel threads and be locking the barrel?

I would like to save the barrel so would like to avoid making a relief cut on it in front of the receiver.

The red loctite may have seeped into the barrel threads.
A gental application of heat should help but i'd also get some templaque sticks so you know how hot you are getting things. Not need to go any warmer then 350 degrees f.

That said Ti is not like steel so the chances of you fouling up the heat treat is near zero. It's just not really something to be terribly concerned with. I recommend the temp stick just to be safe.

Yup! You need heat and good fitting, taper bored, barrel bushings with either rosin or powdered sugar to keep it from turning.

I rebarreled a Rem 700 TI a while back. It was extremely tight. I heated the receiver and barrel shank with an hot air gun utill it started stinking a little and it came off. Turns out Rem had applied generous amounts of some form of lock tite.

I had one in the shop all shot out and the owner had tried to pull it but it galled all to hell and back. Like to never got it fixed. I had to cut it off just forward of the receiver and line bore it out to the top of the threads and the pick out the rest. Good luck!Putting on the new one~~ use lots of anti-seize!
Aloha, Mark

Finally got the barrel off. The threads were covered with something that looked like pipe threading that was hard as a rock. Did another TI before and it didn't have any of the thread locker. Don't know why one did and another didn't.

yes.. bad fitment of threading

In general you don't need temp sticks to prevent overheating, heat with a mild heat source (propane) and wait for a distinct puff of white smoke.

If that makes you too nervous an hour in a 400F oven will
kill any loctite formulation.