Threaded barrels

[shawn.m]

Ill keep looking in to this. Maybe I could just permanently affix it and call it good.

[dachan]

Don't confuse federal SBR laws with CA AW laws and requirements. As stated earlier, Walther did fine with thread lock to get past the CA DOJ.

[Paperchasin]

Ill keep looking in to this. Maybe I could just permanently affix it and call it good.

I wouldn't call a permanently attached thread protecter "good" at all. As you already know, you won't be able fo remove the barrel from the slide. Will you ever have a need to do that? Who knows. A bad situation that i can think of would be trying to clear a squib....But all that effort and permanence for what? A tacticool looking pistol? Yup that's exactly what CA is afraid of.


In regards to the p22....How hot does a 22lr pistol barrel get compared to a center fire pistol barrel? You'd think that it would heat up enough that you can easily remove the thread protector or comp by hand, this making your pistol an AW.


Added: You can also have the threads turned down

[olddirtygerm]

You're already talking about refinishing the barrel in another thread. It might just be best to buy a black non threaded barrel and save yourself the headache.


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[boopiejones]

I would just buy a separate nonthreaded barrel, as permanently attaching a cap over the threads is going to make the barrel permanently stuck inside the slide. not normally an issue, but eventually you will want to disassemble the slide for some reason and it's going to be a major PITA.

as a side note, and this is by no means legal advice, I've never been to a range where anyone closely examined my guns. all they do is confirm they aren't loaded when i'm checking in, and i'm good to go. unless you are committing a crime using a pistol with a threaded barrel and they want to pile on more charges, I can't see anyone getting in trouble for a threaded barrel cover that isn't attached "permanently enough."

[shawn.m]

Yes. Not about tacticool, I have my reasons for wanting to keep the threaded barrel but that's nobody's business but mine. Now, aesthetically I have gotten used to the overhang and so I've considered just going with a ported barrel provided I can get it the same black color. Thank you guys for all of the advise.

[CandG]

Yes. Not about tacticool, I have my reasons for wanting to keep the threaded barrel but that's nobody's business but mine.

You can keep the threaded barrel, it's only a legal issue when it's actually installed in the gun. Nothing illegal about simple possession.

That's what I would do - just keep the threaded barrel for a rainy day, or for out of state use, or whatever, and use a different barrel while I'm at the range.

[Paperchasin]

You can keep the threaded barrel, it's only a legal issue when it's actually installed in the gun. Nothing illegal about simple possession.

That's what I would do - just keep the threaded barrel for a rainy day, or for out of state use, or whatever, and use a different barrel while I'm at the range.

+2 to this.

[shawn.m]

Thanks guys. I'll go with getting a ported barrel. Anyone know who sells them in black?

[Saym14]

Get a second non threaded barrel or grind off threads

[glockman19]

I'd solder it...you can always reheat to remove...very easy...Flux, Solder, Torch.

[hitdank]

You can actually rent silencers in Nevada so I'd just buy another barrel instead.

[maulich]

I'm confused as to why an individual would buy a threaded barrel, then proceed to weld and pin a thread cover on it essentially making the threads useless????? Defies all logic to me.

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[dennis1979gm]

What if your front sight gets loose? That would suck.

[dachan]

I'd solder it...you can always reheat to remove...very easy...Flux, Solder, Torch.

Any particular reason why, or is it just one of those "I feel like fish today" things? It's been repeated multiple times in this thread that Loctite was deemed acceptable by the DOJ for Walther