I recently got a Remington 5R that does not have a threaded barrel. My question is would it be worth sending off to have the barrel threaded and if so who would be the best person or company to send it to to have it done. I'm not sure I will ever put a can on it if that helps but maybe a brake of something like that. It is a .308 if that matters. Thanks
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I prefer to run a brake on a .308, so I say it's worth it. I still need to send mine off to have it threaded one of these days, there are a number of great gunsmiths here on the hide. I personally use RWS Gunsmithing, he has always been great about answering my questions and usually replies to emails that day or the following day. He has built a couple guns for me and they shoot great and look good too.
Unless you already have a suppressor waiting to put on the rifle, I would then just shoot it like crazy while your paperwork is at the ATF and then re-barrel when it comes back.
No real need for a brake on a 308. If you do decide however to go through with it, send it to ADCO.
No real need for a brake on a 308. If you do decide however to go through with it, send it to ADCO.
My "opinion". No brake, for a 308. 300 Win mag, maybe. 308"s, are a piece of cake. Go shoot, and you'll see .I've got 3 5Rs, and NEVER considered a brake.
One of the reasons I was considering doing this is because I'm going to have the barrel and action cera coated and thought that it would be better to have it threaded prior to the coating than after that way they could coat the thread protector and all at one time. Then if i decided to put a can on it it would be already done.
If your plan is a can? Go, and do it. I "personally" don't want a can, or a brake on my 308s.
If you want an easy to install brake, this is the one I run on a few rifles. R+D Precision - Mrad
Thread it and slap a Precision Armament M11 on it. I absolutely love mine. I have an M41 too for my 260 from Jon Beanland, but this Co. makes some "EXCELLENT" products. Makes my 20" much less than my 243's. When you need to put rds on steel at 500+ within a time limit, a brake is your best friend. But remember a brake isn't just for recoil. My 5R shoots better with a brake. When I asked some Smiths about that they said it also changes a barrels harmonics. Ask AIC they will give you alot of info on fluting, brakes, etc. I put it on for the reason of a 20" tube being "bouncy" in 308, not having too much recoil. Just ask the owner of JP rifles, he brakes his 204's simply to keep the muzzle down, and I love to see my pill hit it's mark through my optic. (Or miss)
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I like a brake on my 308, and 223 for that matter, if I'm shooting alone because it lets spot for myself at distance. 300 yrds and in it doesnt allow it but beyond that it lets the rifle back down onto the bipod and settle enough to see impacts. Recoil from a 308 is hardly stout enough to need a brake but I sure like having one on just the same
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