Dethreading a barrel...

[shin_en]

My sister is moving to CA in a month or so and has a pistol w/a threaded barrel. My question is this: can she just shave off the threads or does she have to cut off the threaded part? Can she (or I) do it herself or does she have to send it to someone to do it for her?

[Fjold]

Tell her to just remove the barrel from the frame and take her time. There's no constructive possession in Cali so she doesn't have to worry about it until she wants to shoot it here.

[Astig Boy]

Ok, lets say you add the thread protector. What if you drill a small hole from the thread protector to the barrel…and then add a pin or a screw to fix the thread protector in place. Will this be good enough? Since some people have suggested welding or soldering the thread in another post...wont a pin or screw be just as good?

[bwiese]

The Walther P22 conversions mandated by DOJ use some kinda adhesive compound. I wonder how well it hold up under heat.

What kinda gun is this?

If you permanently some kinda muzzle device to cover the threads on you may not be able to disassemble the pistol (depends on type/model, etc.) esp if the threads are at the same radius as the outer bbl surface (instead of stepped down a bit).

Depending on type of pistol it may just be best to get an unthreaded replacement bbl or have someone with a lathe turn down the threads.

[vf111]

Depending on type of pistol it may just be best to get an unthreaded replacement bbl or have someone with a lathe turn down the threads.

That's what a buddy of mine did w/ his Sig P229 Sport: bought a replacement threaded Sig barrel and had the threaded end cut off to be flush w/ the end of the slide. Now when we shoot in Cal it looks like a regular P229 but all stainless w/ adjustable sights. He just installs the threaded barrel w/ compensator and shoots it like God and Mr. Sig-Sauer intended when we're in Free America....

[spencerhut]

P22 Thread Protector

I have a long barreled P22 and got sick of messing with the silly weight on the end of the barrel so I ordered a short barrel. I was ignorant about the glue on the threads and mangled the thread protector getting it off. Then I ended up sanding it down and reusing it. Heat melts the stuff right off, looks and acts like permanent Loc-Tite.

[shin_en]

would cutting off the threaded part effect the accuracy? i figured that it would as it would shorten the barrel.

oh yeah its a mark 23 btw

[kantstudien]

Get a Jarvis (unthreaded) aftermarket barrel for it.

[gunrun45]

MARK 23????
DON"T CUT THAT BARREL!!!!!
For gods sake man, tell her to get a non-threaded barrel and save the standard barrel to maintain its value.

[shin_en]

Jarvis doesn't make Mark 23 barrels. I think it would be easier to acquire a spare barrel from HK and de-thread that one, keeping the original intact

[NoTime2Shoot]

The Walther P22 conversions mandated by DOJ use some kinda adhesive compound. I wonder how well it hold up under heat.

What kinda gun is this?

If you permanently some kinda muzzle device to cover the threads on you may not be able to disassemble the pistol (depends on type/model, etc.) esp if the threads are at the same radius as the outer bbl surface (instead of stepped down a bit).

Depending on type of pistol it may just be best to get an unthreaded replacement bbl or have someone with a lathe turn down the threads.

Green locking compound will not deteriorate from the heat. Red high temp would probably be okay as well, (I think it takes 2500 degrees to burn it out).

As Bill said, a lathe can be used to turn down the barrel.