Quoted: I just got a quote from a gunsmith here in CA. He wanted $299 to disassemble, turn and thread and install a flash hider. He re-crowns the muzzle and test fires also to make sure it works as before (no keyholing). Reasonable? I don't have any AR tools.
$299 is a long way towards a new upper.
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Thats ridiculous. Plus there is no need to recrown.
Hmmm... lets see.... you can buy a new bushmaster assembled upper for under $400.
Or, you can buy a flat top upper receiver for $100, buy the exact preban barrel assembly you want for $215, and then buy the tools you need for another $85.... and then you can build them yourself!
Hmmm, then sell your old upper for... lets say.... $200.
That means in either direction, your net expense will be $200, and you will have a brand new upper/barrel, exactly how you want it.
I wouldn't let a smith update my barrel unless it could be done at a substantial cost savings over getting NEW stuff.... and in your care, it's gonna be $100 MORE expensive for the smith......
No way.