Well now ya know.....

[Wrench]

What happens when you cut a proof tube off. I was sick of the fly rod so I wacked it off.

 

[Clownbuster]

What's the bore caliber and the OD of steel barrel?

 

[Clownbuster]

I'll bet you could thread the carbon 5/8-24 and fit a muzzle on it without issue.

 

[mt100gr.]

Turn that carbon down, thread, add an adapter and you're back in business. A guy local to me has this down to a science with the carbon barrels.

 

[Wrench]

I'm not super impressed with the carbon as it wants to fray a bit. I made a collar for the muzzle that I will shrink on. I have zero interest in a muzzle add on. I don't want a long rifle.

 

[Wrench]

What's the bore caliber and the OD of steel barrel?

308 and .0534"

 

[Castle Rock]

Be interesting to see if it bells out on the end after some use

 

[Wrench]

Dunzo! I shrunk a collar on that I made from a barrel stub and matched it. I made some .025" cuts in both directions as fast as I could feed and it didn't budge. HOPEFULLY I don't have to lap the muzzle, but it was only. 0015" tight. Time to test drive it.

 

[Castle Rock]

Can you feel any extra tightness pushing a patch through?

 

[Wrench]

Can you feel any extra tightness pushing a patch through?

No.

 

[Wrench]

Shot as good as anything can. 225eldm @ 2780 into tiny little clusters.

 

[Chris in TN]

I'm frankly impressed that you did it and impressed that it turned out so well.

Also, a tiny bit jealous that you have a lathe on hand to do this stuff yourself. If I owned a proper metal lathe setup everything I own would be shortened and threaded. lol.

 

[Wrench]

I'm frankly impressed that you did it and impressed that it turned out so well.

Also, a tiny bit jealous that you have a lathe on hand to do this stuff yourself. If I owned a proper metal lathe setup everything I own would be shortened and threaded. lol.

To be fair....I have two lathes. Doing this on one would SUCK. I spun the collar up after indicating the barrel in another lathe. You could do it with one....but it'd add a lot of work.

I spun the 28" up for a friend and after he broke the window in his truck just putting the goose gun in he wanted something more mainstream. I had this uber low mileage tube that nobody wanted.....so wtf... I cut it.