Where to get Cut and Thread?

Esq

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I'm in Oregon. No experience with gunsmiths. Wanting to get a barrell cut and threaded. Recommendations please. Thx
 

Harvey_NW

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Any gunsmith in business should be able to cut, crown, and thread a barrel. If you prefer keeping it local I suggest searching for businesses near you, and reading some reviews. If you want to ship it to someone reputable there are a pile of smiths recommended on Rokslide. I suggest Kampfeld Customs, or LRI.
 
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Shaen, pva, lri, kampfield, and Thunderbeast all have a good number of high quality cut and thread jobs photographed by various members here.

If you're threading for a can not a brake I would be picky about who does that work.
 
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Esq

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Thank you both. Btw I looked locally and we don't seem to have any smith's doing machining. So I'll be sending it out.
 

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Any gunsmith in business should be able to cut, crown, and thread a barrel.

That’s what I thought at one time. Last summer I called the biggest local gun shop near me as I knew they’d have a smith. When I talked to him, he said he couldn’t cut or thread barrels. I was shocked.
 

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I used Silencer Central threading service and was happy with the outcome. They send a package with everything to ship the rifle to them, then after threading they ship it back. My suppressor screws on perfectly and the rifle shoots great with it attached.

 

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I used Silencer Central threading service and was happy with the outcome. They send a package with everything to ship the rifle to them, then after threading they ship it back. My suppressor screws on perfectly and the rifle shoots great with it attached.

I second this. Super easy, reasonable price and turn around.
 

Walkstoomuch

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I use The Rifle Shop in Bend. He’s cut and threaded 3 barrels for my suppressor. If you’re looking to stay in Oregon give him a call.
 
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Esq

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Thank you Oregonnewbie. I'd like to keep it local, though I'm about 3 hours from Bend. We get over there a few times a year. It's interesting to me, I've called a # of smith's, some recommended here, and have learned that they are busy and not taking additional work. Seems like there is ample demand and too few quality smiths.
 
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Country custom metalsmithing in NV quoted me a quick turnaround for a chop/thread job recently. Shouldn’t be too hard to find someone.
 

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Thank you Oregonnewbie. I'd like to keep it local, though I'm about 3 hours from Bend. We get over there a few times a year. It's interesting to me, I've called a # of smith's, some recommended here, and have learned that they are busy and not taking additional work. Seems like there is ample demand and too few quality smiths.
Where are you located?
 

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Silencercentral I’ve heard good things about. I think it’s much more cost effective doing two barrels at once through them.
 

TheM1DoesMyTalking

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SC says they will cut and crown for $70.

The thing that stands out to me is the service for checking threads/alignment is another $25. Quality should be built into the job, not an add on service. It's not about the cost, they could just increase the price of the thread job by $25, but don't make it an extra. What thread job would I not want to be checked and aligned? I looked into sending SC a barreled action recently and chose a different gunsmith based on this alone. It sounds like other guys have had good results with them still, it's just the principle of it for me.
 

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Loper

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SC says they will cut and crown for $70.

The thing that stands out to me is the service for checking threads/alignment is another $25. Quality should be built into the job, not an add on service. It's not about the cost, they could just increase the price of the thread job by $25, but don't make it an extra. What thread job would I not want to be checked and aligned? I looked into sending SC a barreled action recently and chose a different gunsmith based on this alone. It sounds like other guys have had good results with them still, it's just the principle of it for me.

I always thought that they just threaded, not cut. This is good to know. I agree with you on the points about checking threads and alignment.
 
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