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Posted: 9/9/2009 5:07:52 AM EDT
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I have stumbled onto a free 450 bushmaster barrel. The crown of the barrel is damaged (someone fired a round through it when the bore sighter was still in place). So I thought of having ADCO cut down the barrel to roughly 11" (just forward of the gas block) and then see if Noveske or PWS will make one of the KX flash suppressors to build appropriate back pressure to keep it cycling.
This sounds like a neat project but can someone give me the ins and outs of what this might do to round performance. Understandably, the round will move slower because of the shorter barrel, I'm just wondering if this is even worth it. The cost of doing this is literally around $300. I just figured it was worth it to have something unique. Thanks in advance for the input |
| I own a 450 and they are a blast to shoot. But if you don't reload for it, be prepared to shell out some cash for ammo. It costs around $25-$28 a box, and that is with buying it from discount sites I have found on the web. When reloading I can get the per round cost down to about a $1 a round. With that said, the 450 isn't some long distance rifle anyways, so if you don't plan to shoot more than 100 yards, you shouldn't be in too bad of shape. My bushmaster barrel has a 1:24", and I'm not sure about how cutting that down would affect the bullet stabilizing at distance. |
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