If you look closely it looks like somebody engaged the half-nut at the wrong spot and cut the peaks out of the thread-form then "hoped" by continuing it would cover up the mistake. It didn't... Even without any lube (I often thread with no lube for various reasons I will state if you want to know) I NEVER get something as pitiful as that.Looks like they threaded it without lubricant, I've done a better job with a pipe threader and a vice.
I would never weld on a barrel, especially near the crown. Cut & thread, silver solder a sleeve on, etc...If this were a rare barrel that couldn't be easily replaced, would it be possible to build up material with a mig welder and remachine it?
That's the fixed job? Bleck... the threads do look better but look at that thread relief!!! It's not even uniform and it's too deep... I'm going to say an amateur or a blind man cut that. If it's an amateur he needs more practice before he even thinks about touching customer guns. If it's a blind man it's time for him to hang up his hat.
+1 likely a lathe that doesn't have a chasing dial....or its possible he chipped the cutter ... but i think your right on the indexing of the toolIf you look closely it looks like somebody engaged the half-nut at the wrong spot and cut the peaks out of the thread-form then "hoped" by continuing it would cover up the mistake. It didn't... Even without any lube (I often thread with no lube for various reasons I will state if you want to know) I NEVER get something as pitiful as that.
I would never weld on a barrel, especially near the crown. Cut & thread, silver solder a sleeve on, etc...
so they cut off 1.5 " ? how many times did they screw up ? the barrel should have stayed 20 " . You could have turned it to 9/16-24 threads .You can get your can threaded to match .
Take them to small claims, get you a new shilen barrel thats how i would have handled it
I wasn't going to reply to this thread...but I stumbled across it and this last quote is exactly why I didn't replace the barrel. Did we screw up the threads? Sure did..screwed em up good and I didn't catch it...all my fault because I am the owner. Now, why didn't I replace the barrel? The gun was presented to me with the request of threading is for a comp and "some day I might add a suppressor". No mention was made that this was to be a 1000yd gun. Why does that matter? I would have explained to him that the factory Remington 20" barrel he had was not capable of that kind of distance/accuracy. Finding out later AFTER he found an issue with the threads....and I know he would have found an issue because everyone else that weighed in on the thread did even after it was done by another shop on a cnc lathe...made it appear to me and several others that were involved that he was looking for a new barrel and wanted someone else to pay for it. I have little respect for someone that will go to an internet forum and ***** about a shop/dealer/manufacturer BEFORE talking to them and giving them a chance to take care of the issue. I have been building rifles for 18 years now and we are a supplier to several law enforcement agencies. A mistake was made and I made it right, but I was not going to be taken advantage of.
I wasn't going to reply to this thread...but I stumbled across it and this last quote is exactly why I didn't replace the barrel. Did we screw up the threads? Sure did..screwed em up good and I didn't catch it...all my fault because I am the owner. Now, why didn't I replace the barrel? The gun was presented to me with the request of threading is for a comp and "some day I might add a suppressor". No mention was made that this was to be a 1000yd gun. Why does that matter? I would have explained to him that the factory Remington 20" barrel he had was not capable of that kind of distance/accuracy. Finding out later AFTER he found an issue with the threads....and I know he would have found an issue because everyone else that weighed in on the thread did even after it was done by another shop on a cnc lathe...made it appear to me and several others that were involved that he was looking for a new barrel and wanted someone else to pay for it. I have little respect for someone that will go to an internet forum and ***** about a shop/dealer/manufacturer BEFORE talking to them and giving them a chance to take care of the issue. I have been building rifles for 18 years now and we are a supplier to several law enforcement agencies. A mistake was made and I made it right, but I was not going to be taken advantage of.
Ok here I go with my tinfoil hat again!
So this entire thing makes me scratch my head. This post has been DEAD for close to TWO MONTHS and now out of the blue the "Owner" of the company gets on here with only two past posts and basically says "Yah I screwed up but didn't think it would matter and didn't want to buy a new barrel."
I am struggling with this on SOOO MANY levels. Part of me sits back and goes hmmm. Wonder if OP went out and shot the gun got all pissed off again and decided jump back on here to sling some more mud in a bit more deceitful manor? Then that intern makes me question the original integrity of the first post? Hmmm.
I am probably completely wrong and crazy to think a business owner wouldn't spend the time to go back to the end of the second page of the gunsmithing chat page to bring back a page that made his company look bad just to make it look worst?
Or could just be a drunk post from the owner in which case my apologies to OP for the undue suspicion and the owner earns all the bad press he gets.
Way to plan ahead!As far as slinging mud, he would have had to created an alternate screen name back in 2014.
It doesn't matter what the gun was going to be used for, you're just making excuses for **** poor customer service...I wasn't going to reply to this thread...but I stumbled across it and this last quote is exactly why I didn't replace the barrel. Did we screw up the threads? Sure did..screwed em up good and I didn't catch it...all my fault because I am the owner. Now, why didn't I replace the barrel? The gun was presented to me with the request of threading is for a comp and "some day I might add a suppressor". No mention was made that this was to be a 1000yd gun. Why does that matter?
That's a batch of BS... Accuracy: I'm shooting a factory remington barrel that easily shoots 1/2 MOA or better if I do my part. I can keep my 500 yard groups under 2" better than 80% of the time on calm days. Range: there are bullets & handloads that can VERY easily get to 1,000 yards even on short barreled .308's.I would have explained to him that the factory Remington 20" barrel he had was not capable of that kind of distance/accuracy.
Finding out later AFTER he found an issue with the threads....and I know he would have found an issue because everyone else that weighed in on the thread did even after it was done by another shop on a cnc lathe...made it appear to me and several others that were involved that he was looking for a new barrel and wanted someone else to pay for it. I have little respect for someone that will go to an internet forum and ***** about a shop/dealer/manufacturer BEFORE talking to them and giving them a chance to take care of the issue. I have been building rifles for 18 years now and we are a supplier to several law enforcement agencies. A mistake was made and I made it right, but I was not going to be taken advantage of.