My new barrel doesn't fit!

[TXARGUY]

Commenting here because I've got a Green Mountain barrel ordered for my 10/22 and hope Mike finds his solution before mine comes in.

I've used Green Mountain barrels on several AR builds and have absolutely loved them.

Mike have you contacted Green Mountain concerning this issue yet?

 

[RstyShcklfrd]

Oh, great....now we'll have a months worth of whining when it don't work.......

Bahahahahahaha.

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[AKM]

Commenting here because I've got a Green Mountain barrel ordered for my 10/22 and hope Mike finds his solution before mine comes in.

I've used Green Mountain barrels on several AR builds and have absolutely loved them.

Mike have you contacted Green Mountain concerning this issue yet?

No just used 180 and 320 grit to take some metal off

 

[Kyle]

Heat the receiver a bit and freeze the barrel. I had to do that to mine to get it to fit.

 

[AKM]

I sanded it. It was too much to do that it would have cracked the receiver think it was .002 off

 

[Kyle]

That works too.

 

[Doc Roe]

I sanded it. It was too much to do that it would have cracked the receiver think it was .002 off

How long did it take you to fix? I'd guess at maybe 20 minutes if you took your time.

 

[AKM]

Probably.

 

[AKM]

Stock comes in tomorrow. All I'm lacking is optics. Ill use a cheapo scope from
My other .22 for now

 

[Sugar Land]

Can you get a stock 10/22 barrel off of gun with optics in place?

 

[matefrio]

Can you get a stock 10/22 barrel off of gun with optics in place?

Yes

 

[Tejano Scott]

Did I really just read this entire thread. **** Mike's whining, I am gonna whine for a month for reading this

 

[TexMex247]

Puttin' a barrel on a 10/22 is so easy a cave man can do it ! Even a sasquatch like Ak mike !

 

[9x19]

Put the barrel in a vise, cut a strip of sandpaper the same width as the barrel shank and then just wrap it around the shank and sand it a bit at a time until the receiver fits snug. Many of the after-market barrels have slightly over-sized shanks to achieve the best possible fit.

 

[sonuvaTXgun]

74 messages discussing a non-fitting barrel? I would have taken the damned thing to a smithy by now. I know we're all for DIY but...dammit boy.

 

[Younggun]

Just need a bigger hammer.

 

[cbigclarke]

Did I really just read this entire thread. **** Mike's whining, I am gonna whine for a month for reading this

would you like some grease as well

 

[Sugar Land]

74 messages discussing a non-fitting barrel? I would have taken the damned thing to a smithy by now. I know we're all for DIY but...dammit boy.

After you have been here awhile you will just have to consider the source.

 

[ROGER4314]

The barrel/receiver fit isn't real precise so a little emery cloth wouldn't hurt. When you install the barrel, twist it so the extractor centers in the barrel recess designed to fit it. That's about the only concern. OH....don't over tighten the two bolts on the barrel clamp! I was amazed that KIDD, a prominent maker, recommends 10 inch pounds torque on those fasteners! My inch pound torque wrenches don't go that low, so I use 20 inch pounds. That is just snug....not tight! I used to crank them up TIGHT but not any more.

Flash

 

[AKM]

Its been done for days.....