02-16-2018, 06:19 PM
LRRPF52 Wrote:Open the port.
This. Why spend money for another barrel, ($150+) - when you could strip things down, find a local machine shop, and pay much less to have a competent drill press user to step up the port a little? You've already got an adjustable gas block.
I don't want to push you, but it seems to me that you're giving up right before the finish line. If you're dead set on going with another barrel anyway, and a shop is too inconvenient, why not try to do it yourself before you do? Could pay off, might not, but even if it doesn't you're not any worse off than your current plan?
My advice - here, it comes with a free grain of salt.
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