bongo321 Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 hi is ok to just screw cut a heavy varmint barrel for a mod , or does it have to be proofed again ? its a 223 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckyshot Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 It will only need to be re proofed it you plan on selling it but you may find that some places require it to be proofed for insurance reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenyan Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 There still a considerable amount under tow regarding the need for reproofing after threading. There are those that have hopped on the Peter Jackson band wagon and will thread and flaunt the proof house regulations, and there are others as Lucky said who won't and will insist on sending it for reproof in order to comply and to ensure they remain insured. Personally I can see the non re-proofer argument. There are no proof houses in the USA! But at the end of the day regulations are regulations you flaunt them at your own risk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 This can be debated forever, I think many RFD accept there is no requirement for re proofing but many insist simply due to their insurers. I believe the same applies to buying/selling. In the last couple of years I have bought a cut and threaded, and NOT re proofed rifle from one RFD, and then sold the same rifle to a different RFD. Just after that I purchased a NEW rifle from yet another RFD who cut and threaded it for me, and DID NOT get it re proofed. So.....hows all that work then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongo321 Posted January 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 (edited) Thanks for all replies SO SAFETY WISE ITS OK ,as im not selling and if i did i would trade it at the rfd who did it and who i bought it off so should not be any problems , Edited January 13, 2011 by bongo321 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongo321 Posted January 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 just had a thought how would anyone know if you had it cut ? so the proof bit would not be an issue . my factory threaded rifles have never had a ticket to say proofed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 just had a thought how would anyone know if you had it cut ? so the proof bit would not be an issue . my factory threaded rifles have never had a ticket to say proofed The barrel would usually be a different length to anything standard offered by the manufacturer and the threading is usually easy to see as not being a factory job! Commonly factory barrels are blued or finished after cut/thread. Your factory threaded rifles have a proof mark for the whole rifle as tested, therefore after factory cut/thread, so only one proof mark required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongo321 Posted January 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 thanks Dekers understand now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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