Quoted: I was looking at this one http://www.auctionworks.com/store/shop.asp?sid=200410110233130000000057571656&sfid=37642&cmd=shop&c=498979
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That's way too much - it looks like a factory takeoff barrel, which can be had for like $25. So, that's basically a $100 threading job of unknown quality, which is more than even the well-known suppressor manufacturers charge. Granted, if you're only going to be mounting a flash suppressor and not a sound suppressor, such precision is not quite as important, but if you are going to pay for it, you may as well get it.
Personally, when I got a .22 can and wanted to use it on my 10/22, I thought it pretty silly to spend nearly $100 threading a $25 barrel, so I got a nice aftermarket barrel of better quality to have threaded instead.
As mentioned, you may want to check around locally to have the threading done - not only at gunsmiths, but any machine shop should be able to do it as well. Barring that, there are a couple of well-known C2's that do the job fairly cheaply. I was going to have mine done by Mike Klos at
www.american-manufacture.com, but he was not accepting new work at the time, so I ended up sending it to Gemtech - nearly 2x as much when their (IMHO) inflated return shipping is added, but I got it back quick.
All reports indicate to stay far away from the ones sold by FAC.