Ken,
I spent 10 days in Fairbanks in early August. I had a granddaughter born 10 weeks early, so we spend a lot of time in the NICU. My son lives in Healy, hopefully I'll make it up next summer.
Gun Nutty,
I do have access to a lathe and I may this time cut the barrel to remove it. We have a newer LeBlonde with a six foot bed and a older South Bend with a four foot bed. I like the South Bend better, it always takes me an hour to figure out all the levers on the Le Bond.
Bob