Barrel de-threading work in Orange County

[SoCal Native]

Any shops or smiths that remove threads and keep, or redo original barrel finish? I'd like the barrel to look as "original" as possible.

Any leads appreciated.

[Kwikvette]

If you want the original barrel to remain as "original" as possible, buy a second non-threaded barrel.

It's what I did a few months ago for my FNX-T; bought a non-threaded barrel from EFK.

[Soginator]

If you want the original barrel to remain as "original" as possible, buy a second non-threaded barrel.

It's what I did a few months ago for my FNX-T; bought a non-threaded barrel from EFK.

Second this. Possession of a threaded barrel is not illegal, as long as it is not on your firearm. It would be similar cost to get a second barrel I imagine.
What type of pistol are you wanting this for? Lots of manufacturers sell original barrels.

[madoka]

While the best way would be to buy a non-threaded barrel, sometimes that is not an option.

I had to buy a seconded threaded barrel for my Mark 23 because a non-threaded one was not available at the time. Then I had the barrel cut and crowned by Dave's Metal Works.

[SoCal Native]

Ya, i was hoping to forgoe a new barrel. HK parts has been out of stock on the non-threaded replacement for a while now. I will look up Dave's Metal Works.

[nstoolman1]

I would imagine turning the barrel to remove the threads would necessitate the adding of metal and then turning the barrel back down to the proper diameter.
Or thread a coupler with the proper threads on to the barrel and then turn it down to the proper size.

[theunion1]

Pin and weld it? Simple lathe op? I'd imagine it would be easy to do in a lathe.