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fal308 · April 15, 2005, 09:47 AM

An easy way to cut down a barrel is to put tape (masking tape works well) around the barrel where you want to cut. Draw a line for the cut all the way around the barrel on the tape. MAKE SURE THE CUT IS PERPENDICULAR TO THE BARREL! The new cut end should be square off the end. Clean up the cut carefully with files.
The sight can just be a post or half-moon sight soldered on after carefully figuring out where it should be. Make the sight purposefully tall so that you can file it down to where it shoots to. POI=POA.
Or if you're feeling froggy, file in a dovetail so that a dovetailed sight is a tight pressfit (using a brass drift).
Reblue or refinish as necessary.

April 15, 2005, 09:47 AM	#2
fal308 Staff Alumnus Join Date: October 12, 1998 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,992	An easy way to cut down a barrel is to put tape (masking tape works well) around the barrel where you want to cut. Draw a line for the cut all the way around the barrel on the tape. MAKE SURE THE CUT IS PERPENDICULAR TO THE BARREL! The new cut end should be square off the end. Clean up the cut carefully with files. The sight can just be a post or half-moon sight soldered on after carefully figuring out where it should be. Make the sight purposefully tall so that you can file it down to where it shoots to. POI=POA. Or if you're feeling froggy, file in a dovetail so that a dovetailed sight is a tight pressfit (using a brass drift). Reblue or refinish as necessary.