Blended in thread protector

[ctbreitwieser]

I cut and threaded my friends Savage MKII barrel and he wanted the thread protector to blend in with barrel. So I cut the muzzle off, bored it out, and tapped it. I thought it turned out pretty good. I just need to get some cold blue on the seam yet to really blend it in. Here's how it turned out...

 

[Hop]

Looks nice!

 

[tenring]

Very nice indeed.

 

[SEIndSAM]

Two thumbs UP!!

 

[xM3RC1L3SS1x]

That looks awesome

 

[snorko]

That looks great. You should think about doing this more often (says the guy with a Buckmark rifle in need of threading .

 

[ctbreitwieser]

Thanks guys, I'd love to be able to do more for people but I don't have an FFL yet, so I can't keep people's firearms overnight. So that kind of limits me on what I can do. Unless you wanna pull the barrel and send it to me.

 

[churchmouse]

My stainless Varmint AR has the same work. Very hard to find the line.

 

[ctbreitwieser]

My stainless Varmint AR has the same work. Very hard to find the line.

I'd love to do a stainless barrel because you can really blend it in nice without worrying about having to reblue.

 

[WebSnyper]

Very nice job. I always appreciate those who can do things that are beyond my abilities, and this is just one of the many on the list.

 

[NHT3]

Great job..
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[starkiller3]

That looks great

 

[baldwina]

How do you tap it and make sure that you are straight and plumb?

 

[Dargasonus]

Great work, looks fantastic compared to alot of thread protectors.

 

[ctbreitwieser]

How do you tap it and make sure that you are straight and plumb?

I start with tap in the tail stock to get it going then take it out and finish by hand. Once it's tapped, I reindicate off of the tap when it's bottomed out, and then face the backside of the cap. It's worked well so far.

 

[30calmachinegunner]

Nice job, a person might think you know what your doing

 

[Kentuckyblue]

Very nice work. You like what you are doing and it shows.