Milling for freak inserts

[need4reebs]

I have a polished stainless steel twist lock freak back already. I haven't thought to try it in the RT classic to see if it's long enough to be visible through the porting but I bet it is. What I like about the rain barrel is it's uniform look through the porting to the very tip, with the black RT classic body it makes for a nice look.

I'm wondering now if its possible to make the rain barrel into a two piece barrel. Cut it, mill/thread the back for freak inserts and for the front to screw into it. Then mill/thread the front to hold the insert in place and screw into the back. Be expensive but it would keep the same look to the barrel, it would be just a tad shorter.

hows about a pic of the barrel? what bore is the barrel?

[Justus]

Just have your TL barrel rethreaded for Autococker, then freak bored. Most of the guys offering freak boring can do that. Then use a Doc's TL/Cocker adapter and you're done.

[captian pinky]

the splashkit guy on mcb bores his own twistlock backs im sure he would do more.

[kwik175]

Heres two pics of what I have and it appears to me that there is an abundance of metal to work with. The entire barrel is the same thickness as the twistlock assembly, I know Stanchy on MCB does boring and Im sure a list of others.

[RehKal]

Grelvire has one like mine in his bench clearing sale thread. Some really good suggestions on what to do, will have to explore them and see what will be best.

[Thotograph]

Not to poo on the good ideas, I like what I've read for sure. I was thinking KISS route would be a python TL to cocker and then go to town on whatever cocker barrel or kit you want. Triple stepped barrel setups are nice. Then you could also use an actual Freak barrel like a DW.

I dig the SP rain barrel, I hope she stays as is. I like their stuff before legal took PBall by the...

Well you know... anywho my 16in AA twisty is such a beast coupled to my RT classic. That's my loaner setup. It always has the best combo of efficiency, quietness and accuracy.

[need4reebs]

Heres two pics of what I have and it appears to me that there is an abundance of metal to work with. The entire barrel is the same thickness as the twistlock assembly, I know Stanchy on MCB does boring and Im sure a list of others.

Damn kwik that sure is a purty barrel man!!! Rehkal are ya gonna post pics of your barrel?

[captian pinky]

ya in order for the barrel to be freak bored for mags it has to be 2 pieces and threaded. i would not cut that barrel up it was probably a custom order that went threw sp. best bet would be to pick a AA with matching splash and have the tip threaded if you wanted to go that route.

[need4reebs]

whats the bore on your barrel?

[need4reebs]

Grelvire has one like mine in his bench clearing sale thread. Some really good suggestions on what to do, will have to explore them and see what will be best.

the barrel in grelvire's thread, isnt that a bull barrel? i used to have one of those on a classic mag and it shot nice and straight...do you really need it freak or just want it freak bored?

[RehKal]

I'll stop at my storage on the way home today to get it out of storage and get some pictures of it. I'm not sure what the exact bore is, I'll measure that as well but I know it's large enough for most paint to roll right through with no resistance.

[RehKal]

Here is the classic RT I want this barrel for, I love the look of this particular barrel and want to maintain that look if possible. At some point I intend to get everything reannoed to match.. also, don't mind the qloader as it will be moved at a later date.



And the barrel by itself.





I would have the inside bore size but the battery in my digi caliper is dying, trying to read the lines tells me its close to .7 if not slightly larger on the inside. So quite large as I said before.

[need4reebs]

Here is the classic RT I want this barrel for, I love the look of this particular barrel and want to maintain that look if possible. At some point I intend to get everything reannoed to match.. also, don't mind the qloader as it will be moved at a later date.



And the barrel by itself.





I would have the inside bore size but the battery in my digi caliper is dying, trying to read the lines tells me its close to .7 if not slightly larger on the inside. So quite large as I said before.

yeah thats a stock bull barrel...thats a nice barrel man...with good detents you should be getting any rollouts? its a straight shooter...have you shot it yet???

[captian pinky]

have the back re-threaded and run a doc adapter. or pic on up that is cocker threaded already.

[RobAGD]

Given how they have to do this, Whats going to end up needing to be done would be cutting it in half.

Threading the back for a tip, then doing the Freak insert bore to the edge of the bore drop.

Then you get the front threaded to match the back and lock in the insert in.

Kinda spendy vs say getting a Doc AC to Twist Lock adapter for $30 and finding a bull AC barrel that can be machined from then breach end.

-R