dsdmmat

Got my barrel extension direct from DPMS yesterday. I got both the LR308 and the AR15 sizes. I figure I might as well do a .17 Remington barrel out of my Savage 17 Hornet barrel while I am at it.

Actually there is one other reason as well. To say "screw you," so to speak, to all the people in the NYS Government who ban rifles because they are scarry looking. I am looking forward to getting it started.

I apreciate your thoughts however (please don't take this wrong); neither my gunsmith nor I am concerned with the ease of the task. Nor am I concerned with how much it costs (that is one benifit of combat and combat pay). If I was concerned about ease of something I would buy something off the shelf. If I was concerned about the cost, I woud not be building a 3rd AR-308. The only concern right now is is there enough meat on the barrel to put the barrel extension on the barrel in the first place. Once I have the barrel extension in my hot little hand, we will be able to see if the project is actually feasible. If not i am only out the 60 dollars for the extension and pin. If it is then we are off on an adventure. The 24 inch remington barrel is a totally different profile than I can readily buy from a barrel maker and it will cost about the same when I special order it anyway. My projects normally don't involve considereations more than quest for knowledge and experience when more I take them on. I have a bolt action 5.7x28 that was only built to be able to shoot the little cartridge from a boIt action rifle. It cost way more than twice the original rifle. It was built to satisfy curiosity and nothing else. The whole point of this exercise is to gain experience with what is possible and what is not. I figure the cost is much like taking a college class where I may or may not gain anything from it, other than experience and knowledge. I will try to get photos, hopefully he will not be so busy that he has to push the project off into my next deployment window. Some of my projects end up taking over a year to complete.

Well I could probably get about 30- 50 bucks for my barrel then spend 250-300 for a barrel then deal with the gas port. Or I can take the barrel I got and put 250 into it and not have to worry about anything else. I get to learn the process and watch/ have explained the process which is worth the expense to me.

Thank you for the responses. The rechambering is going to be done by cutting off the original remington 700 threads which will shorten the chamber before to smaller than the 308 and then rehambering it with the 308 reamer. I will lose about 1 inch off the barrel length but it doesn't really make that big of a difference. He does a lot of barrel work so the retreading and chmbering is going to be the easy part, he has never put a barrel extension on before and says he is looking forward to it. Something out of the ordinary for him.

I fully intended on letting my gunsmith do it, I just wanted to read up on it so I understand what is being done. He is really good about explaining things to me, I just want to make the effort to understand it and be able to ask intelligent questions. I don't have access to the tools to do it myself ( not that I would try) in my previous career I was a helicopter mechanic for 20 years I understand tolerances, I am more interested in knowing the process and the terms before it is done. I hope that makes sense.

I used the search function but could not find it. I am behind enemy lines in the People's Republic of New York so this may sound like a Why are you doing that?!?!? topic. Anyway, I have a 24" Remington 700 Barrel (hunting profile) chambered in 30-06 which I am having replaced for a 30 inch bench rest profile and I got the bright idea to machine it to fit a DPMS 1st Gen LR-308 upper. The barrel will be rechambered to .308 Win and not have a gas hole inorder to make it a straight pull bolt rifle. The barrel will make it light enough to carry in the field and will be legal to have a pistol grip and colapsable stock if I desire to put one one. This configuration passes the NY SAFE act feature test because it is not a semi auto. As a bonus it can be used for hunting in PA which does not allow semi auto rifles for hunting. My questions are: Is there someplace that I can look up the barrel extension installation specs? Is there a specific torque to apply? My gunsmith is going to be installing it, i am just trying to learn all I can about installing the barrel extension and headspacing. Thank you DSDMMAT

yeah I left out a great cook because I do want to leave an opening for the posibility.

Well if there is a reason to take on more headaches then the one wife provides, she had better be really, really good looking, good in bed, and be able to handle a weapon too. lol

I don't know about controlling the flow of the gas at the end of the gas tube verses the source of the gas. Seems like a neat Idea but controlling it at the source seems to be the better way to go. Of course there are many ways to skin a cat so, to each his own.

Open carry does not relieve you of your obligation to be situationally aware. Just as CC does not always give you a tactical advantage. Criminals know people in CC states may have a gun on them, therefore they try to pick the ones that look like an easy target or victim. If you are not aware of the situation around you then you might just be that victim. The thugs playing the knock out game tend to pick people who are not paying attention then they strike. A CC weapon is not going to give you any advantage in this senareo. It may give you the ability to fight back after an unsucessful first attempt by the predator but other than that nota. In either case having a weapon is not the be all and end all of protection and advantage. You must use your brain and your senses in conjunction with the weapon otherwise you might as well be unarmed.

Nope but the NSA doesn't like Chairman Cuomo so they won't tell. Welcome to the forum, I am also forced to reside in the PRNY, but am currently on vacation in Afghanistan so I have a bit more Freedom for a little while.

The problem is anytime a government body is incharge of testing or training for qualifications there is room for abuse. I can make a proficiency test so hard that you will not be able to pass. In the PRNY we have to have a license in order to touch a handgun, that license takes months to over a year to get and costs anywhere from 125-300 dollars, there are requirements for training, background checks and references. That is the type of abuse I am talking about. Once you let the government treat your rights as a privilage you have lost your rights. I am not in favor of any govenment mandated training, testing or licensing, never have been and never will be. Freedom is a dangerous thing, that is why we are all individually responsible for our actions and our safety. A govenment that controls the freedoms is even more dangerouse than a madman with a gun. As for RPGs, tanks and the like those are weapons that based on the threat that citizens have the right to own. The limiting factors should be your wallet not the govenment. Read a little of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's opinions on the subject to get where I am coming from. . The second amendment also applies to knives and swords. In my opinion any law that prohibits the citizen from obtaining arms (of any type) especially if the government is allowed to obtain them is unconstitutional. Neither the govenment or the constitution granted us the right to keep and bear arms therefore they cannot restrict it.

Too easy for the government to abuse and disarm the public. "Shall not be infringed," doesn't mean a little bit is ok.

Generally speaking I spent 28 years (before going to the 308) with the AR-15/M-16 and know the platform well. I have always had 30 caliber bolt guns and I was issued a pair of M60Ds for work (Helicopter Crew Chief) never had a 30 cal semi auto of my own, so I decided to build one. Then I bought an M14/M1A and built an AR 308 for my boy. So I guess it was only natural to go with the 308 version of the AR-15 for me. Just another tool in the tool chest for things that need to be done.

I don't believe that my rights should be curtailed because some in society cannot be trusted to think or act correctly with their rights. Never in my 40 years of carrying guns have I needed to be told how to act responsibly with them. I live in the people's republic of NY (because the Army decided I needed to live in Hell for a while) and this POS state is horrible with its gun laws, taxes and general Nanny behavior.

I am a safety officer for the us army.