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Gunsmithing Cutting a nitrided barrel?

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Potentially a stupid question...

Can one cut and recrown/thread a barrel that has received a nitride treatment?
 
Tungsten carbide inserts will work fine for threading and crowning. I had a well drilled through 200 feet of solid granite using a WC bit. The hard part would be messing with the chamber because most chamber reamers are HSS.
 
Yep. I had LongRifles whack 4" off the AAC 260 barrel and recrown it before screwing it onto my action. Chad acted as if it was no big deal to do when I called him about it.