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Yes, those are definite possibilities; however--
how difficult is it to "properly" cut the barrel?
Has anyone done this?
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Yes, those are definite possibilities; however--
how difficult is it to "properly" cut the barrel?
Has anyone done this?
It's fairly easy to do. I cut mine with a hacksaw, used files to clean up the muzzle face, some emery cloth to smooth it out, then the brass screw method to put a crown on it.
For the hacksaw cut, it helps to find a washer with an ID that fits the barrel pretty close and slide it on against the sight/gas block. Then let that guide the hacksaw blade. This helps make sure the cut is square and also leaves a little extra barrel to work with in case you do end up needing to fix it or rework it. There are a couple good instructional guides posted in various places.
Mine shoots fine. No keyholes, and accuracy seems good. I haven't shot groups out to longer ranges because I have trouble with the sights but it holds right at 1" at 25yds. Shooting my steel targets at 100yds I haven't had any trouble making hits so I'm happy with it.