Threading a bull barrel

[Milamber]

I have an 18" bull barrel and was thinking of having it threaded to take a compensator etc. My gunsmith says it won't effect accuracy. He will not effect the crown. What do you guys think? I would hate to ruin a good barrel. It's a DPMS heavy bull.

 

[hentown]

Waste of time and money, assuming you're talking about 5.56/.223.

 

[Reloadron]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Agree, when something works, don't screw with it! Adding a compensator to a .223 (5.56) rifle will not get you anything. Waste of time and money.

Ron

 

[MErl]

unless by compensator he means suppressor. less noise is always nice.

Would there be any reason to not refresh the crown while it is in the lathe?

 

[wally]

+1 to if its not for a suppressor, a waste of time and money.

If the crown is proven good, no upside to messing with it if its possible to leave it as is.


Threading for a suppressor, getting the threads concentric and parallel with the bore is the main issue.

 

[helotaxi]

Whether adding a compensator is worth it or not depends on the use of the rifle. While the recoil of a .223 AR isn't obnoxious, it is there and there is muzzle climb. A compensator can almost completely eliminate the climb and reduce the recoil even further. The result is the sights barely moving on the target making a very rapid follow-up shot or shots much quicker. Where does it matter? 3-gun and IMO coyote hunting. For a range plinker, I wouldn't bother. I wouldn't thread a 20"+ bull barrel for a suppressor either.

 

[Ramone]

http://shop.grizzlygunworks.com/

No threading required.

 

[Zak Smith]

Simply threading a barrel should not affect the crown if done properly.

 

[mtrmn]

Simply threading a barrel should not affect the crown if done properly.

Now THAT I can agree with. If you want to thread your bbl that's your business. I had a 20" post-ban threaded and it got messed up-threads weren't concentric to bore. I sent it to YHM and got them to re-do it. Lost an inch and wound up with a 19" bbl. So just make sure the guy know's what he's doing.

 

[rhinoh]

http://shop.grizzlygunworks.com/

No threading required.

FAKE suppressors?
Can one still get those fake cellular antennas for your car?