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Unread 09-25-2014, 01:54 PM   #15
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Rich, I don't understand how you can be sure of the threading. This is where my stupidity comes out I know. Surely you don't thread these by hand with a lathe?
I do thread these on a lathe...

Here's the receiver end of the barrel being threaded, ~.704" x 20 tpi...

I've also re-tapered the 'fat' taper...

Next will be threading the muzzle end...I'm still deciding whether to make a threaded front sight base + band or saw off an old Luger front sight base/band and thread it...
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