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I know this is an old topic now but I wanted to thank @StrangeRangerfor the recommendation of John Andrewski. I finally got my ATF approval about a month ago and I took the gun to John. In one week he fixed the loose barrel issue and a few other items, did a very nice job, and charged a very reasonable fee.

Thanks for the reply. While I am new to Reisings I am not new to firearms and I usually do all of my own work on my own guns (I've restored quite a few old milsurp rifles successfully). Can you please explain why re-tightening the barrel would be a mistake?

Hi all, I'm new to the Reising community so please bear with me I bought an M50 earlier this year and I am still waiting for ATF approval for the transfer to me. However, my FFL let me test fire the gun at their range. It is indeed pretty sweet! After putting 100 rounds through it, I field stripped it to clean it and I noticed, to my amazement that the barrel was loose in the receiver! I don't see any damage to the barrel or the receiver - it just looks like the barrel was installed with less than the proper torque at some point and worked its way loose. Has anyone seen this happen before? Does anyone know the proper torque for re-tightening the barrel? This is an S-prefix serial number gun with a Parkerized finish and the 14-fin barrel. Where is the proper place to apply torque to the barrel? There are no flats for a wrench - the only options I can see are to either use something like a Vise-Grip on the cylindrical portion just in front of the threads which engage the receiver or to remove the front sight and grab it using the flat at the bottom of the dovetail. Both options risk marring the barrel I would think. If the barrel doesn't "time" correctly, is there a recommended way to shim it? Thanks, Sean