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Posted: 8/25/2004 8:52:42 PM EDT
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dont cut it down. you will have jams. the dissapators sight radius is standard a2 but the gas port is located further back than the a2. you will ruin your upper
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Posted: 8/25/2004 8:54:50 PM EDT
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Really? I thought that the A2 gas tube length worked better than the shorter tube in a dissy.
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Posted: 8/25/2004 8:59:47 PM EDT
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I've done it a bunch of times(a few in the last couple weeks). You just need to open the gas port up a bit..... |
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Posted: 8/25/2004 11:47:59 PM EDT
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if just opening up the port a little was good for the long term i doubt bushmaster would have changed the location of the port. i would think if o.e.m. did it this way they did it for a reason. good luck
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Posted: 8/26/2004 12:00:24 AM EDT
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I believe they did it because of logistical reasons only, as the Dissy uses the same barrel & gas port as the regular carbine now. |
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Posted: 8/26/2004 5:04:22 AM EDT
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+1...........go for it. |
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Posted: 8/26/2004 6:50:17 AM EDT
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Paging Troy.... Paging Troy....
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Posted: 8/26/2004 10:18:18 AM EDT
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 BT, DT.  -Troy |
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Posted: 8/26/2004 10:39:04 AM EDT
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What about the chrome lining? Would it be prone to chipping or flaking after it is cut?
Thanks |
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Posted: 8/26/2004 10:56:03 AM EDT
[#10]
I have done it with an A1 barrel & it worked great, Did not have to open up the port.
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Posted: 8/26/2004 11:10:15 AM EDT
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If the chrome was properly applied, no, it won't be a problem. The reason I say that is because there *have* been barrels that have had flaking chrome, but in all likelyhood they would have had chrome flaking problems even if they had not been cut; it just might have taken a bit longer. That was a BM 20" 1:7 A2 barrel before I had Kurt cut it to 16.5" for me. -Troy |
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Posted: 8/26/2004 6:10:14 PM EDT
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Thanks for the input guys!
Now, back to my origional question: Who is Kurt and why is he the barrel cutting guru? |
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Posted: 8/26/2004 6:39:22 PM EDT
[#13]
 Kurt is Kurt Wala ownwer of Kurt's Kustom and AR smith extrodinare (among other things). He runs a shop in the swamps of FL, a website, and has his own forum in the Industry section of this site (near the bottom of the Industry page)
Because he's done it for so long. I've had him do barrel work for me, as has Troy and many of the other 'old timers'. For a while if you wanted a lightweight or an A2 profile you HAD to send it to Kurt. |
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Posted: 8/26/2004 6:41:34 PM EDT
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Kurt at KKF and ADCO are two folks on the board (look in the Industry section) that do work on AR barrels, and are contributers to this site.
-Troy |
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Posted: 8/26/2004 6:42:32 PM EDT
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Kurt is Kurt V. Wala of Kurt's Kustom Firearms and asking why people consider him an expert on barrel cutting is like asking why people consider Bill Gates to be an expert on making lots of money.
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Posted: 8/26/2004 8:43:51 PM EDT
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hoplophobe, who is Bill Gates?
Thanks guys. Now that I know where to find his site, I shall inquire of him. |
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Posted: 8/26/2004 8:52:32 PM EDT
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that's -phile. And Bill Gates is the the guy who became the richest man in the world by starting Microsoft. |
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Posted: 8/26/2004 9:03:46 PM EDT
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Gotcha. Be nice to noobies. |
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Posted: 8/26/2004 9:32:01 PM EDT
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Cmon man, it's past 0100 here. You gotta cut us old guys some slack. |
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