Gunsmithing Options for cutting down fluted barrel?

[sentry1]

I have a 29" fluted Krieger barrel that I got a great deal on.

I'd like to cut it down to 24 - 26", mainly to make it fit in my gun cabinet and in my hardcase for transport. With the flutes extending to about 1" short of the current shoulder, it would look sort of MEH if I just had it cut down.

Is there some sort of aesthetically pleasing option for cutting a fluted barrel and doing a taper of some sort at the muzzle end to blend the flutes out?

 

[300sniper]

personally, if it's a new blank, i'd try to trade it out with someone who has close to what you want and want's something close to what you've got.

 

[sentry1]

It's not a new blank. Got it slightly used.

 

[JelloStorm]

You could have it threaded and put a thread protector on.

Then you can run a can down the road if you want to.

 

[sentry1]

Threading isn't the issue, I already have an AAC 51T brake/mount that will be going on it.

This is more of a visual issue, and yes I understand it's minor, and not really a fit/function issue.

The flutes extend to about 27" (generic picture shown for reference) where they merge back up into the full contour of the barrel. If I were to have it cut to 24", the flute profile would be exposed at the end of the barrel.

I was wondering if anyone had a visually appealing way of addressing this issue. Filling it in with Devcon and contouring before paint perhaps?

 

[MTyotehunter]

Is this your wifes new shoes or a Tac. Rifle cut it, put a break on it. if it shoots who cares what it looks like right? haha just saying

 

[sentry1]

Umm... because it has to be Tacticool, duh. Otherwise the bullets won't go around corners and stuff.

Really though, I'm going to cut it anyway, but if I can improve some of the minor visual aspects without an excessive amount of work/money, I want to.

 

[Ultraman550]

I think selling it and buying something else is your best bet. I agree with you that it wouldn't be aesthetically pleasing with the flutes running right up to the brake.

 

[Turd in the Pool]

I've done it before and installed a muzzle brake. Blended the flutes into the brake with a dremel and it looked factory.

You could thread it long and fit a "thread protector", blend the flutes into it and then install the AAC.

Note; Can't say for sure but accuracy might suffer

 

[Rprecision]

A folding stock solves the problem

 

[turbo54]

I've seen a few rifles where the barrel had been cut back so the barrel cross-section had the fluted profile, and a muzzlebrake butted right up against it.

Honestly, I thought it looked just fine.

 

[shooter.dm]

Give up all hope lol just cut it as said above

 

[sentry1]

A folding stock solves the problem

No it doesn't, I don't have a folding stock!

 

[KYS]

The only way I know of to make them visually easier on the eyes is to use a Surefire 762SS muzzle brake. Where they go back over the barrel about 2.5" it helps cut down the notice of flutes being abruptly stopped by threading.
But if you have to have that AAC brake I would just cut it, thread it and rock on till your burn it out.

 

[Rprecision]

mainly to make it fit in my gun cabinet and in my hardcase for transport

No it doesn't, I don't have a folding stock!

Yeah I get that, what I am saying is that a folding style stock could also serve to fix the problem you are trying to address which is a shorter overall storage length.

 

[J E CUSTOM]

If the barrel has any shank, you can take a little off both ends and as long as you leave the ends of the flutes alone and leave 1/4 to 1/2 ''
on each end you can shorten by 2 or 3 inches without it looking bad. You can cut a new chamber and be good to go.

J E CUSTOM

 

[Nihonjin]

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