Operation critter gitter

[Das Jared]

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[Das Jared]

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[Das Jared]

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[Das Jared]

Big thanks to Aaron for the trigger work, and installing the barrel for me.

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[AaronP220]

No problem.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Nice!

 

[txbikerman]

Very nice


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[navyguy]

Nice looking 10/22. I've been eyeing that Kidd UL Barrel to upgrade my "walking around" 10/22 so I will be interested in hearing how yours preforms.

 

[35Remington]

Is the barrel installation not straightforward? I thought that was the point of Kidd parts--that they drop right in with no modifications.

 

[Das Jared]

It required some minor fitting, ie sanding around the reciver and on the part of the barrel that goes into the reciever.

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[Das Jared]

Red lock-tite was used on the screws of the barrel clamp, and was tq'd to Kidd's specifications.

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[navyguy]

It required some minor fitting, ie sanding around the reciver and on the part of the barrel that goes into the reciever.

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The Kidd barrels are interference fit. (slightly oversize to give a tight fit and help eliminate droop .001~) Depending on how lose your receiver is, sometimes it requires putting the barrel in a freezer for a while, warming up the receiver using anti-seize, and a little work with a rubber mallet. Then, you have to be careful to align the extractor channel. If you get the barrel all the way in and find the extractor channel is misaligned in a very tight fit, it might require putting the barrel in a vise and using some sort of cheater or rubber mallet to align. That is what happened when I installed a new Kidd barrel into a new Kidd receiver. It was extremely tight and I did have to adjust the alignment a bit which required vising the barrel.

It's not rocket surgery, but with the tight fit barrels, it's more than just pushing it in by hand like OEM barrels.

 

[AaronP220]

The barrel wasn't going into the upper at all with how they stood from factory. I massaged the upper with some 2,000 grit paper and gave the barrel a little treatment as well. A hammer and some time was required to get it in but it's a good tight fit now with full radial contact around the barrel extension.