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silencer threading question

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So I have this AR upper

I want to add this silencer to it.

The barrel currently has no method of attaching a direct thread on or a muzzle brake for the quick connect, so I will have to have threads put on it and get a thread protector at a minimum.

What should I expect to pay for that process?

How would I go about making sure the machinist / gunsmith is competent to do the work?
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The short answer is send your barrel here.
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I would start by asking for a recommendation from the Class 3 dealer who you are getting your suppressor through, and/or make contact with a machine gun club local to you, and see who they recommend. I kind of lucked into meeting the guy who did my barrels... I went to A&P school with his neighbor, who recommended him for FFL transfers, and I got to know him from there.

I can't help you much in terms of what to expect for cost. I'm pretty sure I got charged the buddy rate for mine.
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This guy has a really good reputation on CalGuns.net:
http://www.ar15barrels.com/services.shtml
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Flintlock Tom wrote:This guy has a really good reputation on CalGuns.net:
http://www.ar15barrels.com/services.shtml
The prices on that page are comparable to what my friend charges, which makes me feel a little better. For some reason I assumed that the going rate would be more than that.
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Yeah, 30 bucks to cut threads and re-crown a barrel sounds pretty good to me.
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Yeah, I was looking more at the prices for "precision" barrel threading.
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Thanks guys,

That is a lot less then I expected.

At the new job, I can get suppressors (for personal ownership) for a HUGE discount. I will be purchasing at least one and maybe as many as 3 in the next year.

Very excited.
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Precision wrote: At the new job, I can get suppressors (for personal ownership) for a HUGE discount.
Now I want to work there.
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JAG2955 wrote:
Precision wrote: At the new job, I can get suppressors (for personal ownership) for a HUGE discount.
Now I want to work there.
Might be a bit of a commute for you.

Not to mention my hourly rate is the lowest I have worked for in well over a decade. But, it is an easy part time job that lets me attend all Dawn's Dr appointments, lets us work on our FBA business, provides us some current income... AND I get roughly half off MSRP (25% off street price) on suppressors, roughly equal to LEO discount on most new guns (no savings on used guns), I get SPIFFS to put towards those guns and I get to / have to (open) carry at work.

All and all, not a bad gig.
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