Looking to chase the threads on a muzzle and am asking for a recommendation on a thread cutting die for a 30 cal. standard 5/8 x 24 thread spec.
Any suggestions? Thanks
Any suggestions? Thanks
Gunsmithing Recommend a good 5/8 x24 thread cutting die
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Right. but should i use an adjustable with a die stock, or just go with a carbon steel hex like Brownells sells? well really, MSC and McMaster Carr sells them.
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i think they are all going to be munged threads. Someone tried to take off a pinned FH without completely removing the pin (not me). I am going to see if i can salvage the thread enough to get a properly aligned brake, but i may be just pissing up a rope.
If the rope is a good Wick you will get there, go for the adjustable style, that way you can fine tune to fit.
You probably don't have acceptable major diameter if a pinned brake was spun off of it.
Obviously length is a concern as it was pinned in the first place so cutting off the munged threaded shank is a no go.
I think I would turn the old threads off, sweat a bushing on and turn/thread the bushing.
Why not whack off the offending threads and have a fresh 5/8X24 muzzle with a square crown to boot. The money spent on a die will make up alot of the cost. Hate to see good money thrown away for a bad cause.
Like I said in post #9, turn down the FUBAR shank, sweat a bushing on and turn/thread.
Anything else is not going to yield good results.
That's good advice, thank you for your help.
By any chance would you like to help a guy out on doing that work? I'm a hobbyist, not a machinist and I know when to defer to experts.
By any chance would you like to help a guy out on doing that work? I'm a hobbyist, not a machinist and I know when to defer to experts.
its an Armalite 16" in 308. its basically a $300 barrel that i got from a buddy of mine for a song. ive know a machinist who might help me out with it, but i figure ill still be ahead money-wise getting this thing fixed vs buying a new barrel. Sorry for all the questions, but i appreciate the help. I was wondering if chasing it with a die would be a plausible solution, but it appears it wont be.
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Depending how bad it's chewed up, it could be just fine. A buddy on here galled a brake on his son's factory Savage barrel. It looked pretty bad when he brought it to me. I cleaned it up with an adjustable die and he's never had a problem with it. It's worth a try in your case, worst case is you're out the cost of the die.
A picture would help determine if there's enough meat left to fix the problem.
A picture would help determine if there's enough meat left to fix the problem.
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If the barrel is 16" cut it back and re thread it. Install, pin and weld a new muzzle device if the barrel is worth saving. I personally wouldn't waste my time or money fooling with it. You don't know if the barrel was good before the idiot unscrewed a pinned comp and you don't know what damage he did unscrewing it! GH
Thanks Del but most these folks here are a mite wiser than me, I learn something new every time I drop in here.
That being said-OP, check your PM's.
Brownells
081-598-101WB
Swing by your local auto parts store and buy a 6 or 12 point socket wrench, chasing wont generate the same forces as making new threads. always use a good drill/tap oil.
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Get rid of the threads. take it to a competent g/s and have him R&R barrel. (Re cut Re crown). if it is under 16 after R/R the G/S will have to pin and weld compensator. I would do it for you but I am in the process of leaving the socialist State of CO. A good honest G/S would prob charge you around $60 for crown + threads and prob 30-50 for pin and weld if needed.
081-598-101WB
Swing by your local auto parts store and buy a 6 or 12 point socket wrench, chasing wont generate the same forces as making new threads. always use a good drill/tap oil.
Allow me to redact the above.
Get rid of the threads. take it to a competent g/s and have him R&R barrel. (Re cut Re crown). if it is under 16 after R/R the G/S will have to pin and weld compensator. I would do it for you but I am in the process of leaving the socialist State of CO. A good honest G/S would prob charge you around $60 for crown + threads and prob 30-50 for pin and weld if needed.
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