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Posted: 9/15/2004 5:16:44 PM EDT
| The Mini-Y comp was a pain in the butt to grind off. I had to drill out one of the pins that held the brake in place, but I drilled through one side of the barrel. After I removed the Mini-Y, I threaded a Phantom in it's place. Will the hole that is now covered by the flash hider cause any problems with safety or accuracy? |
From what you said it sounds like you messed up the barrel, if you can see a dent on the inside of the barrel even if the hole isn't thur the metal in that spot will be on the thin side. If it's a 16" barrel you can have it cut back a bit and have the Phantom permenatly installed so the OAL will be 16" or more. I've said it before and I'll say it again, sometimes it's better to spend a few bucks and have a gunsmith do the job rather then take a chance of messing it up and having to pay one anyway to fix it later. The easy way to "fix" it would be to just order a new barrel. AR barrels are all that hard to swap out with the right tools and normally headspace will be fine if you use new parts. I'd still get a headspace gauge to check it but it's nothing like putting a barrel on a bolt gun where you need a lathe to turn off some of the barrel to set the headspace. Don't feel bad, I've messed up a gun or two in my day and had to shell out money to get em' fixed. Live and learn. 
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MiniY usually means 14.5" barrel already, so you may be SOL on a repair on that one. The barrel isn't 100% junk, as someone may be interested in SBRing it. Let me know if you want to get rid of it. I'd be interested in it. I could better evaluate if it was junk or not with a pic, but as you said, that isn't possible. Sorry to hear about that, but good luck with your search for a new barrel. |
Personally, I'd take it to a gunsmith and let them take a look at it. He may have a neat little "fix" that he can do that'll save you from buying a new barrel. Like I said, he may just cut it and re-thread it and permatly attach the FH to keep you legal. As for a new barrel, check the EE, I'm sure someone would have one and you might be able to work out a swap with your barrel to someone wanting to do a SBR. Of course, if you've got an extra $200 sitting around you can always apply for a SBR and when you get it have your damaged barrel cut and threaded. Heck, this may be Gods way of telling you to make your gun a SBR.LOL.
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| TNF is right. If you punched through, they could remove as much of the hanging debris as possible and do a semi barrel lap to smooth out the rough edges. Don't know how that would work on a chrome lined barrel, but it works great of bolt gun barrels that are gummed up with copper and powder debris. Asking a 'smith wouldn't hurt and may save you some money and your barrel. |
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