Hey gang, I have been trying to get my barrel threaded (I have the standard version from Big-5) to make it look cooler and I have been unsuccessful connecting with belt_fed. Anyone have a place that will remove the barrel and put it back on and thread in, his price range? ($50-60)
Hey gang, I have been trying to get my barrel threaded (I have the standard version from Big-5) to make it look cooler and I have been unsuccessful connecting with belt_fed. Anyone have a place that will remove the barrel and put it back on and thread in, his price range? ($50-60)
Appreciate any help/advice.
Yuba
Probably not. Most qualified gunsmiths charge closer to $100. I know all the ones in my neck of the woods do.
If you find one, make sure they are familiar with the 15-22. One shooter already has had his 15-22 trashed because the so-called gunsmith didn't know beans about the rifle.
Most gunsmiths are not qualified to thread barrels for a suppressor. A FH is no biggie for gunsmith but a suppressor needs to be precise.
Here are some test questions to ask:
1. If they thread the barrel concentric to the bore? This one is the biggie.
2. If they re-crown the muzzle?
3. If the shoulder is perpendicular to the bore?
4. Do they relieve the threads next to the shoulder?
5. What class of threads do they cut?
6. What kind of jigs they have made for threading barrels?.
7. Do they guarantee to replace the barrel if they mess it up?
If the gunsmith shrugs off or scoffs at any one of these questions, walk away. Their inexperience is not worth a blown up can.
Always test fire a newly threaded barrel on paper and check for key holes before securing the can to the barrel.
If you want it perfect the first time, every time......
If you find one, make sure they are familiar with the 15-22. One shooter already has had his 15-22 trashed because the so-called gunsmith didn't know beans about the rifle.
How did they mess up the barrel? OP should get a barrel wrench to take it off himself and then preferably find a local gunsmith to do a standard threading on it(Is it vastly different from an AR-15 barrel?)
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Originally Posted by strobro32
What he said.
Most gunsmiths are not qualified to thread barrels for a suppressor. A FH is no biggie for gunsmith but a suppressor needs to be precise.
He's from California. I know he wants it threaded for a flash-hider or muzzle brake
How did they mess up the barrel? OP should get a barrel wrench to take it off himself and then preferably find a local gunsmith to do a standard threading on it(Is it vastly different from an AR-15 barrel?)
There's more involved than just a barrel wrench. The idiots just put a wrench on the barrel and twisted it. Trashed the bolts rails and more. There's a whole thread on the subject.
All good points. I call a Smith today and he said I could use his barrel tool and said something about it being a belt wrench. I started imagining one of those oil filter wrenches.
Anyway I posted this very question on calguns.net and didn't get a single reply. I think the guys in California are scared of the topic for some reason.
Maybe I should just buy a damn threaded barrel from s&w.
The barrel nut tool is not a "belt wrench". You better do some research before you go trying to twist anything off with anything other than the right barrel wrench for the 15-22.
All good points. I call a Smith today and he said I could use his barrel tool and said something about it being a belt wrench. I started imagining one of those oil filter wrenches.
Anyway I posted this very question on calguns.net and didn't get a single reply. I think the guys in California are scared of the topic for some reason.
Maybe I should just buy a damn threaded barrel from s&w.
WARNING. THIS GUY DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO CORRECTLY TAKE YOUR RIFLE APART. A belt wrench could be used to hold the barrel while using the correct nut removal tool.
I couldn't find anywhere in the bay area to thread my barrel either, but I was asking before I had even bought the rifle. My gun shop actually ordered the threaded barrel version for me.
Anyway I posted this very question on calguns.net and didn't get a single reply. I think the guys in California are scared of the topic for some reason.
Where's your thread, Yuba? I post on Calguns...Far too much! I don't see it in the rimfire section. I suggest you get the barrel nut wrench and the vice jaws from the members here & watch this:
Then you don't have to worry about your receiver/gun getting completely f-ed up & it'll be a routine barrel threading for the smith. Heck, if you can't find a smith up there(I bet you can with feedback from Calguns.net), I could point you to a few smiths that can in southern California.
I'm a bit interested in this as well - not for a real can, but instead for a barrel shroud (fake can) that goes from the barrel end back towards the handguard....
Any thoughts/experiences folks could share? (pics would be fantastic)
If you look through the picture thread there are some really nice SBR looking 15-22's.
Let me see if I can find the one I am trying to emulate.
Yuba
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Originally Posted by SteadyHand
I'm a bit interested in this as well - not for a real can, but instead for a barrel shroud (fake can) that goes from the barrel end back towards the handguard....
Any thoughts/experiences folks could share? (pics would be fantastic)
No, the version I have was not threaded. There are different versions and unfortunately I didn't think ahead on this. Thought I could send it to belt fed to thread it but can't get him to reply.
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Originally Posted by DavisN4
isn't the 15-22 already threaded to accept most cans and hiders 1/2in by 28? Given that the barrel already had/has one on it
I found Jim Pixley (whose eBay that is) on CalGuns and sent him my upper last week. Several CalGunners recommended him, so I decided to go for it. Hopefully I'll have it back next week some time.
This is the thread I started on how to get your barrel threaded at a reputable machine shop. Read the disclaimers, use the info at your own risk. I am an engineer with twenty years of machining experience, making my own parts on hundreds of occasions. I have several good friends that own-run machine shops, and work with them all the time on projects for work and home.
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