Benthejockey Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 Bought a new secondhand rifle the other day and being tight opted not to have the mod it came with after all one of my mods would surely fit...as luck would have it they don’t!!! I was hoping to get to the gun shop in question and pick up a mod today but circumstances dictated that I couldn’t and won’t get chance for a good while now. Then I got to thinking - dangerous I know! Is it possible/safe/legal/won’t affect accuracy to fit a thread adaptor so I can use my current ASE mod. The rifle is 1/2”x28 UNEF and the mod is 1/2”x20 UNF...I think. I obviously will check before I ordered an adapter. They’re only about £20 or so from the good old US of A and I’m sure with a bit more research I could find some English ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Shredder. Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 As long as both threads are cut square and to size where's the problem. Go for it although £20 seems a rip off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 could you not call a gunsmith and ask for an adaptor? At least then you should hopefully get the right o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benthejockey Posted September 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 That’s good. The more I thought about it the more I thought it might work. After all the mod just screws onto the end doesn’t it. I’ll see if I can get one made up over here by someone. I understand that threading a little lump of metal with a hole in the middle isn’t the most technical thing in the world but my technical expertise with anything like that runs as far as hitting it with a hammer and if that doesn’t work get a bigger hammer 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoozer Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 9 hours ago, Benthejockey said: Bought a new secondhand rifle the other day and being tight opted not to have the mod it came with after all one of my mods would surely fit...as luck would have it they don’t!!! I was hoping to get to the gun shop in question and pick up a mod today but circumstances dictated that I couldn’t and won’t get chance for a good while now. Then I got to thinking - dangerous I know! Is it possible/safe/legal/won’t affect accuracy to fit a thread adaptor so I can use my current ASE mod. The rifle is 1/2”x28 UNEF and the mod is 1/2”x20 UNF...I think. I obviously will check before I ordered an adapter. They’re only about £20 or so from the good old US of A and I’m sure with a bit more research I could find some English ones. Opps..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benthejockey Posted September 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 I’ve got 3 different mods for different guns...oops wasn’t what I said 🙈 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 Hausken mods are all the same thread, but they do adapters to change it to whatever thread you want. If the manufacturer does it, it must be safe to do so. If one of your mods is 18x1 thread, you might be able to buy a Hausken adapter cheaper than having one made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 I don’t think £20.00 is much for a thread adapter machine time material transport cost and a bit of profit. For a part that has to deal with heat and pressure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Shredder. Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 Have a look on the bay at the cost of adaptors and tell me again that l'm wrong. £20 is a rip off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 (edited) 22 hours ago, Benthejockey said: Bought a new secondhand rifle the other day and being tight opted not to have the mod it came with after all one of my mods would surely fit...as luck would have it they don’t!!! I was hoping to get to the gun shop in question and pick up a mod today but circumstances dictated that I couldn’t and won’t get chance for a good while now. Then I got to thinking - dangerous I know! Is it possible/safe/legal/won’t affect accuracy to fit a thread adaptor so I can use my current ASE mod. The rifle is 1/2”x28 UNEF and the mod is 1/2”x20 UNF...I think. I obviously will check before I ordered an adapter. They’re only about £20 or so from the good old US of A and I’m sure with a bit more research I could find some English ones. I’m not getting involved in the ‘£20s too much or isn’t’ discussion. My thoughts are if you are adapting one thread to another in the same diameter then there has to be sufficient metal to make it strong enough to withstand the pressure produced at the muzzle. Surely this will add some length to the barrel and overall length of the barrel? If you are ok with that and OK with the quality of the adapter then go for it. I have an ATec in 1/2 unef for SIG 522. It wasn’t expensive. Edited September 11, 2018 by The Burpster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 On 11/09/2018 at 19:54, Pigeon Shredder. said: Have a look on the bay at the cost of adaptors and tell me again that l'm wrong. £20 is a rip off. Cant imagine your getting high quality if your expecting to pay less than £20, it wouldn't take long to make one so long as you have material gauges tooling, at twenty quid there probably pumping out two hundred a shift somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Shredder. Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 l know what "top quality" adaptors cost as l used to work in the aerospace industry producing such item's, and 200 an hour would not even be in the ball park let alone per shift. lf you look at quality adaptors male to female for high pressure hydraulic fitment you can get a pair for half that. The adaptor holding a moderator on to the end of a gun barrel is not taking anything like the pressures incurred in a hydraulic system, if it was l think you would find your moderator failing long before the adaptor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoozer Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 Hands up if you squeak when you walk £20 might keep me in chocolate for a week but i wouldn't put it to the test Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Shredder. Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 Or hands up if you've got money to waste, chocolate not included of course.💩 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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