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Posted: 7/29/2010 4:04:29 AM EDT
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I think i'm going to have my stock barrel cut down/recrowned to 16.25. Then i'm thinking about painting the barrel and action OD green. Keep in mind my stock is a black hogue...Do you think that would look good at all?
I want to paint it, but i'll probably chicken out. Going to the smith today to get her chopped.... btw if anyone wants a cheap set of tech sights pm me, i wont be needing them anymore. |
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Cutting the barrel down to 16.25" is a great choice. I would even consider having the smith set the breach face back slightly so the bullet slightly engages the lands of the rifling. I am not sure how much it would need to touch, but I am thinking that it might not be enough to need to recut the extractor groove. The shoulder would have to be set back some to compensate and a shim might be necessary for the barrel block.
Talk to him about it. |
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Why not just buy a 16" tactical solutions OD green barrel. save the headache and your getting a factory barrel The reworked factory barrel will out shoot the tac sol barrel hands down. The barrel shank won't mushroom after a few thousand rounds. Cost is not even close. Close to the same weight. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Why not just buy a 16" tactical solutions OD green barrel. save the headache and your getting a factory barrel The reworked factory barrel will out shoot the tac sol barrel hands down. The barrel shank won't mushroom after a few thousand rounds. Cost is not even close. Close to the same weight. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Exactly, plus i wont have to get ANOTHER stock. My 10/22's previous setup was.... 
E.R. Shaw 18" bull, Hogue .920 stock, tasco 6-24x40 scope (was a really nice scope too). That setup was WAY too heavy... CURRENT 
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I have found you need to cut barrel back .165" to start to get into the rifling on a factory chambered barrel. I have even went as far back as .185" but you start running into issues because it will not extract a loaded round. With .165" it seems to work really well accuracy wise without the extraction issues. You will need to file or cut the extractor groove when you take almost any amount off the chamber end. It isn't that hard to do with a hand file and some time.
Another thing you will need to do is work out a spacer for the cut in your barrel for the V-block. I normally use either a penny or nickle because they seem to be rounded to perfectly match the barrel. You just need to grind or file it down until it fits. Cutting the chamber back will definitely reduce your group size and is cheaper to have done than most aftermarket barrels. Dolomite |
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