Thread my Barrel - Please.

[Yuba]

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

 

[Jav]

Wouldn't a lot of gunsmiths up there be able to do it for you?

 

[Yuba]

Can't find one. Been looking around.

Wouldn't a lot of gunsmiths up there be able to do it for you?

 

[Majorlk]

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.

 

[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.

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......

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[Jav]

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?)

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

 

[Majorlk]

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.

http://smith-wessonforum.com/smith-wesson-m-p-15-22/245567-having-issues-my-gun.html

 

[RolandW]

"Kinker plinker"? "Real AR"? Ooh, that hurts.
Some of us here imagine ourselves pretty bad dudes. Don't spoil our fantasy!

 

[Yuba]

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.

 

[Rundover]

Why not just get an adapter here:
Smith & Wesson M&P15-22 Threaded Barrel End for Non-Threaded Muzzles [TBE2] - $30.00 : Tacticool22, Tactical .22 Rifle Parts and Accessories

 

[jb1968]

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.

READ the link Major posted!

 

[Doug B]

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.

 

[TheBest]

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.

 

[Yuba]

S&W M&P15-22 15-22 Rifle Barrel Threading Service | eBay

This might be an option. Good feedback. Thoughts?

 

[Jav]

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.

 

[SteadyHand]

Why not just get an adapter here:
Smith & Wesson M&P15-22 Threaded Barrel End for Non-Threaded Muzzles [TBE2] - $30.00 : Tacticool22, Tactical .22 Rifle Parts and Accessories

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)

 

[DavisN4]

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[Yuba]

Can

I understand the barrel end adapter doesn't look as clean and a threaded barrel. FYI, This is what I want to put on

Spike's Tactical SD-2 Fake Can [SAFS020] - $40.00 : Spikes Tactical

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

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)

 

[Yuba]

Thread

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.

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

 

[verb1]

S&W M&P15-22 15-22 Rifle Barrel Threading Service | eBay

This might be an option. Good feedback. Thoughts?

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.