Dibs85 Posted September 5, 2016 Report Share Posted September 5, 2016 Hi chaps Sorry if been asked before. But does anyone know if I cut the barrel and thread for a silencer will this affect accuracy? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted September 5, 2016 Report Share Posted September 5, 2016 A huge amount of variability here but as a rule of thumb you can go low enough on a springer that cocking becomes an issue so essentially do as you please with that in mind and it won't make it less accurate, incidentally I hope you mean you as in an expert because poor crowning can be disastrous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1nut Posted September 5, 2016 Report Share Posted September 5, 2016 It needs to be concentric with the bore, the crown is the most critical part!! I did one the other day because the crown was running out .030", the bore was off to the o/d of the barrel but looked like the outside had been clocked up true. If you are any good on a lathe, no problem at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted September 5, 2016 Report Share Posted September 5, 2016 also don't forget some barrels are choked ( not all ) so be careful which end you cut, can I ask what air rifle you intend chopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 Don't understand why screw cutting a barrel , to 1/2" unf I presume, would affect ether the crown or the choke, as long as the bore and barrel OD are true then simply threading the barrel will not touch anything but the barrel - core dia. of 1/2" unf is .438" which is over 11mm - .22 is way smaller at 5.5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveo26 Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 Don't understand why screw cutting a barrel , to 1/2" unf I presume, would affect ether the crown or the choke, as long as the bore and barrel OD are true then simply threading the barrel will not touch anything but the barrel - core dia. of 1/2" unf is .438" which is over 11mm - .22 is way smaller at 5.5 He's shortening the barrel too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibs85 Posted September 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 Thanks for replies chaps. Yes I will be getting it done professionally and the only reason I wanted to shorten barrel is with the silencer on it is to long to be practical for me. As the barrel is so long I reckon I can shorten it a bit and still get enough leverage to cock it. However I didn't want to do this if accuracy was affected and it is not threaded at the moment so has a crappy slip on silencer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 You're right Daveo26 - my bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1nut Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 Is it not an option to chop it in for another air rifle? Could get a really nice little bsa ultra for not a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibs85 Posted September 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 Love my hw97k had a lot of stuff done to it walnut stock springs thumb hole etc. It's just a bit long for me. I might get abused for this but prefer springers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 Cut it in half and buy a TX200 - job done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveo26 Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 You are shortening a '97? That won't be straight forward with it being an underlever. Tx200 HC springs to mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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