Can you shorten a fluted barrel?

[hmmngwy]

I have a 26" fluted barrel. I would prefer a 22" or 20" barrel. With the flutes I can only shorten it to about 24" without cutting in to the flutes.

Can you shorten a barrel into the flutes part of the barrel? I have never seen one that way, but don't know if it is even possible.

Thx.

 

[R.Walters]

Re: Can you shorten a fluted barrel?

yes it is possible. i have seen it done on tac sol fluted 22 barrels. but im not sure about larger calibers

 

[wdebo]

Re: Can you shorten a fluted barrel?

I have been wondering the same thing. No one can seem to give me a straight answer.

 

[darrenk75b]

Re: Can you shorten a fluted barrel?

You can certainly cut it down. If you want it to appear that the flutes don't run all the way to the end, have the barrel threaded and a smooth thread cap installed.

 

[RussW1911]

Re: Can you shorten a fluted barrel?

There was someone that posted a picture of a shortened barrel with flutes that he did. I think he just smoothed the edges and it turned out ok. Hopefully he posts up the picture for you.

Take a look in the 18" barrel thread. If I remember correctly thats where I saw it.

 

[Anchor Zero Six]

Re: Can you shorten a fluted barrel?

IMO the best option in terms of appearance would be to cut it and install a brake of some type such as the Badger FTE or Surefire. Flutes terminating into an end mounted attachment looks much cleaner than just chopping.

 

[MBass300]

Re: Can you shorten a fluted barrel?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: darrenk75b</div><div class="ubbcode-body">You can certainly cut it down. If you want it to appear that the flutes don't run all the way to the end, have the barrel threaded and a smooth thread cap installed. </div></div>
I saw a rifle that had this done to it (can't remember what brand or model) but went a step further: The smooth thread cap (about 1" long) was also fluted to line up with the barrel flutes, and terminated about 1/2" before the muzzle end of the cap. At first glance, you could barely see that there was a cap at all. I don't know how much the guy paid to have that done, but it looked really nice.

 

[51Posts]

Re: Can you shorten a fluted barrel?

Flutes to the muzzle are cool(pun) and effective.

No sweat.

 

[jhopkins]

Re: Can you shorten a fluted barrel?

26 to 21

 

[hmmngwy]

Re: Can you shorten a fluted barrel?

Thank you gentlemen, esp the pic jhopkins.