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Posted: 6/5/2007 2:46:33 PM EDT
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Do any of you know where I could buy one? Both of my cans are 1/2 x 28. I asked a few weeks back how to get the thing threaded, but I believe that I would rather DIY with off the shelf parts. I see them advertised is SGN for $50-60, but they are not in this thread pattern. The guys that you suggested want the better part of $200 round trip. Locally, I just am not sure that I want to trust the guy to do "me right". I had a friend of a co-worker refuse me outright (it is illegal!). I would just prefer to buy one and install it myself. |
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If you can't thread the barrel you have yourself, then you do not have the equipment or knowledge to change the barrel on the receiver as it's more complicated than threading. The entire top ends like have been mentioned are considered firearms and you would have to buy them through a dealer just like any other handgun. There should be plenty of places that will thread your existing barrel for less than $200 but you will have $70 just in shipping if you send it out since it has to go overnight delivery each way. |
Contact Bookhound, he knows who can thread the barrel for you here in GA. They did a wonderful job on my Mark II. I think it was only $50-$75 dollars and w/ the thread protector on, you can't even tell it is threaded. Accountant |
As allready stated the receiver and barrel are considered one piece. you need a special receiver and barrel vise to get them apart since they have a threaded interference fit. The other and larger problem w/ these guns is that there is no timing to the threads. The barrel arbitrarily times to a uncut receiver tube. Ruger then cuts the blank receiver to aligin w/ that specific barrel. This makes changing barrels allmost impossible since a replacement will never time up w/ the receiver. If you have a lathe you could put a new barrel on a old receiver, however it's easier to build a new receiver for a new barrel then put a new barrel on a old receiver. It's way easier to just thread the barrel than replace one since you'll be spending time on a lathe either way (lots more time if your replacing) so Ship it out for threading or buy a complete upper allready threaded |
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It's across country but Mark at TROS did mine. We also have Tornado Technologies locally which does fantastic work as well. Threading a Mark II is not the most difficult job and there are plenty of good machinist that can do it. My refinish job with Norrells Moly  |
I can't fully remember. I believe that it was around $100 for it and the all that I had done. I'm sure there are cheaper ways of doing it and people who might charge less, but if you send it to TROS it's done right. I believe Tornado Technologies is around $75ish. My suggestion is go to there web sites and just e-mail if it's not there. Right now Mark at TROS is helping me out to resolve an issue with a Lone Wolf 40cal threaded barrel(s). He's been very helpful! BTW not to thread Hi-jack.... how do you guys like the bolt black on it? I think I'm gonna hit it again as there is a small imperfection in the finish due to a high ridge on the frame. BTW #2: Consider going to around 3.5" as a lot of standard cheap ammo will be subsonic at that point. I use this pistol for other things and don't mind only using subsonic ammo when I need it to be. |
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I had a very worn Mark1 and pulled the barrel from it to install the ghetto Cobray threaded barrel that I had laying around. The Cobray barrel is threaded some coarse nonsense and comes with a thread protector. Pulling the barrel is extremely difficult, the risk to damaging the receiver is high. It came out, but damaged the threads on the front half. I dressed them up and put the Cobray barrel in, then TIG welded a small bead on the bottom. I have an Outback II, so I took the thread protector and threaded the front end of that at 1/2 x 28. Now the protector stays on the can, and the whole thing threads on the coarse threads on the barrel much faster than the fine 1/2 28 ones. To my total surprise, the Cobray barrel is actually very accurate... but I would say this is most likely luck. |
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