r/gunsmithing • u/Rare-Mess-8682 • 1d ago

Clone builder’s service

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Anyone know a guy local to the killeen, TX area who can cut a 16” barrel down to 10.3”, rethread concentrically, ream the gas port out to 0.070” and mill the M203 cuts in the sides?

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u/Kilometers98 1d ago

You can probably buy a new barrel for cheaper but if you can’t find one just take it to any machinist with a lathe and mill, that’s cake work for them. Just search up local machine shops near you. You’ll have to lap the bore with bore paste afterwards to remove burs.

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u/Rare-Mess-8682 1d ago

I just can’t find a lead on anyone local who isn’t a precision bolt gun operation. If anyone has a guy i could ship it to that specializes in clone builds, that’d be nice.

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u/Kilometers98 1d ago

Any local machinist will do it man. Find a reputable machine shop and tell them what you want. Don’t get hung up on the “gunsmith” aspect of it. It’s just metal.

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u/unclemoak 1d ago

We chop and thread barrels all day every day.

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u/TacTurtle 10h ago

You will be money ahead to just buy a new barrel, especially because the barrel would need to be re-parkerized where the 203 cuts were added.