dashowdy 141 Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 I got into cutting the shroud off to see if my barrel was threaded or not. I only cut maybe a quarter inch from the tip so I did not mess up the crown or anything. However being the over zealous dumbass that i am I did cut slightly into the barrel in a couple of areas. Is this going to seriously effect the barrel, if so can I get the messed up part cut off and re-crowned if need be. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
echoside190 127 Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 From your description it sounds like you just put some small cuts in it and that won't affect its functionality. It would take a pretty deep gouge to actually hurt anything. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dashowdy 141 Posted April 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 maybe a 1/32 or even as small as a 1/64, And the son of a bitch isnt threaded and i am sure these small cuts would make threading it impossible, or is it still doable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
echoside190 127 Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 It's still able to be threaded. Doesn't sound like any real damage was done with cuts that small so you should be good to go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chevyman097 2,579 Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 If you could take a snap shot of the dmg it might help some one see if you might could still thread it. You could always replace the whole FSB. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
modrisco 16 Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 maybe a 1/32 or even as small as a 1/64, And the son of a bitch isnt threaded and i am sure these small cuts would make threading it impossible, or is it still doable. While your concern is natural, cuts into the barrel this small are minor and fairly common. You can still thread it. In fact, you probably will not even see these after it is threaded. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GregM1 241 Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 if you went to deep and the threads have troubles, you can still go with a 24mm threaded fsb too. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dashowdy 141 Posted April 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 I checked it with a ruler and is 1/32 on one side and 1/64 on the other so hopefully it can be threaded still or maybe I might just go ahead and cut the fsb off, carefully of course. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GregM1 241 Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 if you started the removal. go for it, you know your depths to watch for now. worst case, you have to have the barrel shortened and a muzzle attachment permantly attached. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dashowdy 141 Posted April 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 (edited) here is a pic of the worse of the two gouges, they are both in line with each other. Sorry about the pics, all I had was my camera phone. What I really want to know is can I still thread this, will the die be able to make it over these sections or is it just not worth possibly screwing the barrel up. Edited April 27, 2011 by dashowdy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
modrisco 16 Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 Don't know if this helps you or not, but here's my post from 27 November 2010... http://forum.saiga-12.com/index.php?/topic/60391-ye-another-ak74-muzzle-break-job/ The first picture shows how deep I cut into it, but it also shows how much material is removed during the threading process. I couldn't see the cut after the threading was completed. Hard to tell the depth in your picture, but I'd say it's no worse that what I had. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dashowdy 141 Posted April 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 Thanks for the pics that relieves a little stress in that case with the thickness of the die even if it did not cut down that far It would still carry over and stay straight. Well tat and die set with next paycheck, any recomendations as far as a flash hider or compensater. I am trying not to spend maybe more than 30 to 40 bucks on one. Saw some really nice ones for that price on the CSS website. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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