Gunsmithing AX 308 barrel cut down

[M77]

Any negatives against cutting down a AX308 26" barrel to 22" and rethreading it to 5/8 24 ?

 

[DeauxJoe]

I didn't shorten mine but I did re-thread it to 5/8x24. Only negative I see is now I have a pretty expensive useless AI break.

 

[W54/XM-388]

You might also be able to trade it here & save the time / effort.

 

[EXTREMEPREJUDICE]

You'll probably lose a little muzzle velocity (maybe 200 FPS or so), and the aforementioned cost/time, etc. and depending if it's a factory barrel the metric thread for the brake.

 

[M77]

I sold the original brake i hated the look of it, way to long . besides i want to run a Area419 hellfire brake on it .
velocity isnt an issue for me i run a 22" 308 in my DT SRS and get the same speeds as a 24" barrel , 155gr @ 2900fps