Barrel re-contour

[toby]

Anyone ever had this done? or anyone know of a place to get it done. I have a heavy varmint barrel maybe .940? with shallow flutes and want to turn it down to maybe a light Varmint .750.

[baih777]

Only one person local. Randall.

http://ar15barrels.com/services.shtml

[buffybuster]

The cheapest and easiest thing to do is to send the barrel blank back to the manufacturer for recontouring. Usually is like $40 to recontour, since they are already setup to do it.

[uxo2]

Randall.

Nuff said.

[toby]

The cheapest and easiest thing to do is to send the barrel blank back to the manufacturer for recontouring. Usually is like $40 to recontour, since they are already setup to do it.

It's a completed barrel it was a take off from another rifle.

[toby]

Only one person local. Randall.
http://ar15barrels.com/services.shtml

Yeah I'll ask him but I don't think he does it. Thanks

[ar15barrels]

Only one person local. Randall.
http://ar15barrels.com/services.shtml

I don't do long tapered contours.
Best solution is to send it back to whoever made it.

[toby]

I don't do long tapered contours.
Best solution is to send it back to whoever made it.

Thanks ,I was just reading your pages and didn't see anything other than short work on AR barrels.

[Thorax]

It sucks to get a good finish after it's been fluted.
Makes the cutter jump just enough to be a problem.

Best way is a grinder on a lathe, if you can find someone out there with that sort of setup.

It'll never look right with the flutes and a taper.

[milotrain]

I wouldn't do it unless it's a cut rifled barrel.

[toby]

It sucks to get a good finish after it's been fluted.
Makes the cutter jump just enough to be a problem.

Best way is a grinder on a lathe, if you can find someone out there with that sort of setup.

It'll never look right with the flutes and a taper.

I would have the flutes recut as well. of course all depends on $$ I might just buy a new barrel.

[LynnJr]

The manufacters dont want to do it either. I had Frank Green do one for me at Bartlien and it came out perfectly. He charged me $60 and said he wasn't interested in doing any more.
I had Stan at Dougles do another barrel and he wanted a thread protector put on it before I shipped it in. He was around $60 and told me without the thread protector the jaws on the machine used would ruin the tenon threads.

I have a 18 inch 1.250 straight on my 300 Whisper and would like it contoured way down but dont know anybody wanting the job. If you find a source let us know.

[6mmintl]

Having recontoured a few barrels I don't think anyone would be interested, It takes a long time and people don't want to pay the cost of 1/2 to 2/3's of a new median priced/quality barrel.

cheaper to buy new proper contoured, pre chambered barrel.

[oni]

I would have the flutes recut as well. of course all depends on $$ I might just buy a new barrel.

Seems like a lot of work for a take-off barrel.

Think your headed down the correct path once you started thinking about getting a new barrel.

[toby]

Yeah I figured I'd go $150-$175 total I can get fluting for $100