thread protector too short

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I have a .308 bolt gun with a 5/8-24 threaded barrel, and I'm shocked at how badly the manufacturer missed the boat with this feature. The gun has essentially no crown whatsoever, and the thread protector screws on completely flush with the muzzle. If the thread protector were made to extend 1/4-inch or so forward, it would function as a deeply crowned muzzle and protect the rifling from damage, but noooooo! They make the stupid thing flush.

I don't really have any interest in a muzzle brake/flash hider arrangement, and don't want to increase the length of the rifle significantly. Does anyone manufacture something like this, i.e. a non-ported, non-vented thread protector that projects forward very slightly to act as an ersatz muzzle crown? Do I need to have someone mill off the front end of a standard muzzle brake? I suppose that a crush washer installed behind the protector would work, but would look pretty chintzy. Any ideas appreciated.
 
And anyone with a lathe and a mill could make a rifle...so what?:) I'm looking for a quick and simple solution to a simple problem. If I had a lathe, I wouldn't need to ask.
 
Wow. And chopping down a muzzle brake just because someone's already made it is quick and simple? Like the monkey says, it's not rocket science. If you don't feel like putting forth the effort to walk into a local machine shop (which you'll have to do anyway with your purchased brake) to have a protector turned to your chosen diameter and drilled & tapped (which is a 6 minute job), get yourself a small chunk of roundbar, find the right tap drill size and a bottoming tap, and do it yourself on your drill press. If these seem too difficult for you, take your rifle to a gunsmith and he'll do it for you because you don't seem to appreciate the obvious answers you'll get here.

Go down to your local Bolt Supply House and get a hex nut to screw on - that should give you all the protection you need. Make sure to get the plated grade 8 though, for some added bling.
 
Holy smokes, guys! If I sounded like I was being a smart-ass, I apologize...it wasn't meant that way. What I mean is simply that this is a trivial thing that I will spend a couple of bucks on if the gadget is available...I appreciate the responses, but I wouldn't bother with hunting down someone to do the work, then try to finish it in some way, etc. etc. As it is, I just found a lock washer that happens to fit practically flush with the barrel contour and holds the thread protector out the way I wanted it. If it was a case of ordering it for 10 or 15 bucks from a retailer, I might have done it, but that's about as far as it would go. It isn't a big deal.

Thanks for the replies, and again, please accept my apologies if I sounded like an a-hole.:) I sometimes intend to be one, but this wasn't one of those times.
 
I'm sure I've seen them for sale. Have you done a search on the net? As for the length problem, I wonder if it lies in the thread protector or the depth to which the threads were cut on the muzzle?
 
The thread protector is threaded all the way through, and the threads are cut on the barrel exactly to the distance from the muzzle that puts the protector flush to the muzzle when it is fully tightened. The spacer/washer is required to move the protector forward a touch while still allowing it to be tightened.

I also thought that I'd seen something like this offered inexpensively somewhere, but of course I can't locate it now. I'll find it again after I sell the gun.:)
 
My apologies, it sounded like you were being a ####. I thought, "well that's no way to treat someone that gave an honest answer, especially since you asked the question." Anyway...

If you have a well-stocked plumbing or hydraulic or piping supplier near and the patience and time to look for it, nuts for tubing fittings are available. You can get them in plastic, brass, stainless, hex, cross-knurled, straight-knurled, and plain couplings. For compression fittings, at least, there are 5/8-24 straight thread (SAE UNF) fittings for 7/16" tubing. These are commonly used for instrumentation in process plants and such. And most of them cost pennies.

Google Parker Fittings, for one. There's a mind-blowing selection out there. Yep, it'll be Bubba but that's kinda cool sometimes too:p

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I have the R700 AAC-SD, have looked for different options for the thread protector. I found a couple options...
http://ww w.tornado-technologies.com/cgi/commerce.cgi?search=action&category=0008
I want to get one machined, just for a bit more of a unique look.
 
jjohnwm said:
And anyone with a lathe and a mill could make a rifle...so what?:) I'm looking for a quick and simple solution to a simple problem. If I had a lathe, I wouldn't need to ask.
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uhg my point was that any 1/2 assed equipped shop will be able to make you one....

hell, if i have a 5/8 /24 tap, ill make you one (no garuntees that i have one though)
 
Thanks, ultimate monkey. As I said, basically any amount of work that extends beyond just ordering an inexpensive manufactured item is more than the project deserves. Grizzlypeg, thanks for the lead to the YHM product. I am just putting a Brownell's order together now and added that item on...for less than $15 it's worth a try. I don't know how I missed it the first time I looked.

Yeah, Trinimon, I have the AAC-SD. I got it yesterday locally, barely used and virtually spotless, in .308. I just wanted to play with a short barreled rifle for a bit, and since I am quite satisfied with my regular SPS Tac model I thought I would give this a try.
 
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