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Turkey Guns & Shooting => Turkey Guns => Topic started by: JMalin on June 18, 2020, 07:02:56 PM

Title: Having a barrel cut and threaded
Post by: JMalin on June 18, 2020, 07:02:56 PM
Is this doable?  Would there be enough material in the barrel to cut new threads.  I'd opt just to buy a shorter barrel, but my gun is cerakoted and for that reason, I'd prefer to keep my current barrel.
Title: Re: Having a barrel cut and threaded
Post by: Which Gun on June 18, 2020, 07:44:44 PM
Yes it's doable
Title: Re: Having a barrel cut and threaded
Post by: ChesterCopperpot on June 19, 2020, 08:01:38 AM
Depends on the gun, but in most cases probably doable. I'd call a really good gunsmith. Other nice thing about cutting and threading a barrel, particularly if it was a fixed choke, is you can choose the threading. So for instance I've got a buddy put Benelli Mobil threads in an old Winchester Model 12 because he already had good money into mobil chokes. If you need a good gunsmith to call let me know. I've got a turkey nut friend who's been a professional gunsmith since the early 80s. He cuts and rethreads a lot of barrels.
Title: Re: Having a barrel cut and threaded
Post by: SumToy on June 19, 2020, 09:10:20 AM
It has to do with the OD of the barrel.   Most can be did.    We do it and Mike Orlan is another one that does it. 
Title: Re: Having a barrel cut and threaded
Post by: Longshanks on June 21, 2020, 10:20:01 AM
Have had 3 Remington barrels done with CT-1 Hastings Threads. (Tru Choke).  Several companies provide those chokes Indian Creek, Kicks etc
Title: Re: Having a barrel cut and threaded
Post by: ShootingABN! on June 22, 2020, 08:37:48 AM
Quote from: SumToy on June 19, 2020, 09:10:20 AM
It has to do with the OD of the barrel.   Most can be did.    We do it and Mike Orlan is another one that does it.

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