barrel removal
A couple years ago I bought a VH 12 that had sat in a closet for the last 50+ years. I could not remove the barrels either. Thats when I found this site. After many suggestions like above someone suggested spraying the hinge area with WD 40 and let stand for several days. I did this with the forearm off and the barrels pointed down. After four or five days I worked the barrels on the hinge a few times and they slid right off. Thats when I found a large hard gob of old grease hardened up like asphalt in the reciever behind the hinge pin. Just another idea. Good luck.
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