mid length question

[donnyglock]

Can I thread a 5'' bull barrel and cut down a 5'' slide to match?

Is there enough of the wide area at the muzzle to still make for a good fit at the front of the slide?

Thanks

[Flatland Shooter]

Sounds like you want to shorten the 5" slide at least 1/2" for the threads. You will most likely be cutting into the tapered portion of the cone.

But all is not lost.

You could take a regular 5" barrel, cut it, thread it and then add a conversion cone. Match the finished length of the slide to the placement of the cone. But due to the length of the cone, there is a limit on how much you can cut off the end of the slide.

Also you need to think about how you want to handle the reverse plug. I don't know of anyone that carries them on the shelf so you might need to make one.

Bill

https://egwguns.com/wecs.php?store=232536056986&action=display&target=11877

Edited February 17, 2014 by Flatland Shooter

[Kingman]

Donny, measure the barrel.

Schuemann made a threaded 4.25"

[donnyglock]

Will do. Thanks for the info.

Edited February 18, 2014 by donnyglock

[Redstag]

Can I thread a 5'' bull barrel and cut down a 5'' slide to match?

Is there enough of the wide area at the muzzle to still make for a good fit at the front of the slide?

Thanks

[ah1356]

Sounds like you want to shorten the 5" slide at least 1/2" for the threads. You will most likely be cutting into the tapered portion of the cone.

But all is not lost.

You could take a regular 5" barrel, cut it, thread it and then add a conversion cone. Match the finished length of the slide to the placement of the cone. But due to the length of the cone, there is a limit on how much you can cut off the end of the slide.

Also you need to think about how you want to handle the reverse plug. I don't know of anyone that carries them on the shelf so you might need to make one.

Bill

https://egwguns.com/wecs.php?store=232536056986&action=display&target=11877

Tim Calhoun did exactly that for me on the limited gun in post 780. Ended up with a 6-inch barrel with a 4.5 inch slide. A bit more extreme that the OP suggests, but the concept works great. This uses a standard 5-inch guide rod and plug.

http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6195&page=32

[Redstag]

I believe a SV barrel has enough length on the end to accomplish this. Pretty sure akai uses there 5 inch bull for this reason on there open gun shoto builds.