Tightening a barrel

[Olle]

Originally Posted by postino

People actually read that???

Well, I did look at the pictures.

Originally Posted by postino

Or...You could lap it in...I've used Rubbing Compound, or Polishing Compound (one is coarser than the other) to lap a barrel in that was 'almost' right...Clean dry threads, put the compound on, tighten & loosen a couple times, take it apart, clean it, put a dab of grease on the threads, and see how close it comes then...repeat as needed...

That sounds way easier than turning it! I think I'll try and tighten it a bit with the wrench first, the surface still has some machine marks so they'll probably give me a few degrees as well. Thanks for the tip, I have that nagging feeling that I'll take off too much if I turn it...