you are correct in every way
the problem comes with the incorrect grease , any grease with graphite or any metals ( like anti seize) and your risking compromising the anodize barrier between the aluminum Receiver and steel barrel extension , you are also introducing a 3rd Potentially dissimilar...
yup , I hear this from people daily “I haven’t had any problems”
but I also see the people that have Had the problems and catastrophic failures
you’ve been lucky .... so far
but that could change at any time
So if a gunsmith threads barrels exclusively with a lathe , because using a die is risky and a hack way to thread a barrel , I’ve seen countless barrels hacked to death from someone using a die , there’s even a discussion on this very forum about it
so that being said “keeping the barrel...
Rifle gear has FN barrels in stock, combine that with the Arms folding A2 sight and you got a kick ass barrel for short money. and the arms sight looks like a A2 sight but with the option to fold down...
they were $189.00 last week, could have changed but I don't think so. they are a pretty...
Do not blast it with glass beads...It will peen the surface and make it difficult for the duracoat to adhere well, You need to create "tooth" on the surface to give the duracoat something to grab, Ideally you would want to blast it with Aluminum Oxide at a pressure of 60-80 PSI (This is the...
I have used cerakote H series extensively (and still do)and I can't praise it enough, I also have a 250 gallon Zinc phosphate tank for that "military" look, I use it at my shop for automotive parts but once and a while I drop a barrel in there by accident....It comes down to one thing...Surface...
+1 for hanson, they are made by Irwin which make the "vise grip" brand....I use them quite a bit (no pun intended) the drill bits are second to none, the taps are good but I prefer Cleavland for my taps, but I'm picky in the fact that all of my taps have to be true bottoming taps and the hanson...
Enco, Mcmaster, and MSC are great sources or if you want someplace a little closer to home wholesale tool in stoughton, ma carries a great selection of everything for really really cheap. They also stock precision twist drill which is a decent brand, but don't overlook the cheap cobalt drills...