Posted: 6/17/2015 3:35:20 AM EDT
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Ok, so who knows any good smiths in the STL area that are trustworthy to thread a barrel for suppressor use and move the front sight back? Host is an older Savage .22 MKII. Suppressor will be a Spectre II. Any trustworthy around or should I just send it to ADCO? Thanks gents. PS, will going from the 20in barrel to 16in lose any accuracy? |
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Accuracy may get better, worse, or stay the same. In general, a shorter barrel of the same thickness will whip less which should be more accurate. Harmonics can get better or worse. I read somewhere online about a guy who cut down his barrel every inch and accuracy sometimes got better and sometimes worse. Assuming the crown is perfect every time then that impossible to gauge harmonics come into play.
You will lose muzzle velocity which means your bullet drop and wind drift will be greater. |
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I sent my 10/22 barrel off to some place in Ohio. It was on the rimfire forum here. There are three places .......Que Custom Barrel, Hanging Tree Armory, and ACP? ADCO Firearms. I dont remember which one, but it was $75 with return shipping and I had it back in 2 weeks. They cut it down to 16", threaded, and moved the front sight back. I'll try to find the receipt, because I don't think they did email or credit cards. Had to call and send a money order. ADCO and Hanging Tree are both in Ohio, but I think it was Hanging Tree--whose website is no defunct.
EDIT: Found this thread: http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_11/392409_Who_can_cut_down_and_thread_my_10_22TD_barrel_.html http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_11/372105_10_22_Takedown_16_Threaded.html |