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<blockquote data-quote="Bed Wetter" data-source="post: 194353" data-attributes="member: 428">Update on this: There’s no freakin way I’ll be threading the barrel on the Kimber, not with a .308 In fact, now that I’ve looked at a schematic, I’m amazed that the manufacturer is putting a 7/16” thread on .308 rifles. Basically, the tip of your barrel, where you could be repeatedly torquing a silencer off and on, will have a barrel wall thickness of around 1/20”. That’s a recipe for disaster. I could try 1/2” threads but wouldn’t have much of a shoulder and the barrel wall would still be pretty thin.I’ve concluded that the best way to avoid problems with a .30 projectile is to stick to a heavier barrel or not worry about suppressing it. I’ll hang on to the Kimber but it won’t be quiet or easy-shooting.- - - Updated - - -Kimber’s factory threading doesn’t have the narrow collar that this manufacturer recommends, but you’d probably need it. Even if your silencer adapter didn’t require the collar, the depth of the threading is a diameter of .4129”[ATTACH]18728[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bed Wetter, post: 194353, member: 428"] Update on this: There’s no freakin way I’ll be threading the barrel on the Kimber, not with a .308 In fact, now that I’ve looked at a schematic, I’m amazed that the manufacturer is putting a 7/16” thread on .308 rifles. Basically, the tip of your barrel, where you could be repeatedly torquing a silencer off and on, will have a barrel wall thickness of around 1/20”. That’s a recipe for disaster. I could try 1/2” threads but wouldn’t have much of a shoulder and the barrel wall would still be pretty thin. I’ve concluded that the best way to avoid problems with a .30 projectile is to stick to a heavier barrel or not worry about suppressing it. I’ll hang on to the Kimber but it won’t be quiet or easy-shooting. [COLOR="silver"][SIZE=1]- - - Updated - - -[/SIZE][/COLOR] Kimber’s factory threading doesn’t have the narrow collar that this manufacturer recommends, but you’d probably need it. Even if your silencer adapter didn’t require the collar, the depth of the threading is a diameter of .4129” [ATTACH=CONFIG]18728._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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