This is my son's factory 10/22 barrel that I threaded for a brake. After threading I turned a shoulder on the breech end installed a piece of thin walled tubing that is captured between the shoulder at the breech and a shoulder on the brake.
Not bad, about 1" groups at 50yds. It's about the same as it was originally so it wasn't a total waste of time. It's just a fun gun for my son plus it gave him some experience in my shop.
I would love to have access to a machine shop for similar projects. When I was stationed at Ft. Campbell, KY, I knew a guy who had a machine shop, and he showed me some things, but that was 20 years ago.
Nice work on the brake installation. Even better is spending time with your boy in the shop. His pride in having a hand in creating a custom barrel will make him want to learn more machining skills. I wish my Dad was more mechanically inclined when I was growing up. Our special times were jon-boat fishing the Everglades, and trolling the weed-lines in the Gulf Stream.
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