getting my rifle threaded

virminhunter

Does anyone know anyone in the laois area or around it who's good at threading rifles for a moderator, I got a previous rifle threaded a few years ago and when I got it back i could see that the threading was slightly off center and the fella had scratched the barrel and marked the stock when he had the rifle in a vice.:mad::mad:

Winty

Sorry dont know anyone in Laois, but I got this tray online for general gun maintenance, much better than a vice


http://www.ronniesunshines.com/gunsmiths-rifle-maintenance-centre-p-310.html

Tackleberrywho

virminhunter wrote: »

Does anyone know anyone in the laois area or around it who's good at threading rifles for a moderator, I got a previous rifle threaded a few years ago and when I got it back i could see that the threading was slightly off center and the fella had scratched the barrel and marked the stock when he had the rifle in a vice.:mad::mad:

If you are in west laois there is a fella in athlone, who will thread and crown your rifle, and leave it shooting better than it is now!

Rovi

virminhunter wrote: »

Does anyone know anyone in the laois area or around it who's good at threading rifles for a moderator, I got a previous rifle threaded a few years ago and when I got it back i could see that the threading was slightly off center and the fella had scratched the barrel and marked the stock when he had the rifle in a vice.:mad::mad:

Threading a rifle barrel is a very specialised operation, involving MUCH more than just clamping it into a 3-jaw chuck and winding a thread on the end, and VERY MUCH more than sticking it in a vise and screwing on a die. :eek:

There may be others in the country capable of doing this properly, but the two I personally know of are John Greene (http://www.sro.ie/) in Waterford and Fergal White (http://www.irelandcustomrifle.com/) near Athlone.
Either of these men will do a top-flight job.

virminhunter

thanks for the help lads...:)

underthetumb

hi, nearly sure john conroy does it, dont know how good a job he does, as never got it done, but in regards to any other dealings i have had with him he has been top notch and fair. he is just outside portlaoise in rathineska

gentleman jim

john conroy does do it, he threaded my old howa for me. grand job too he did

Tackleberrywho

gentleman jim wrote: »

john conroy does do it, he threaded my old howa for me. grand job too he did

who is john Conroy?

bunny shooter

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

who is john Conroy?

Erm...........John Conroy

underthetumb wrote: »

...........he is just outside portlaoise in rathineska

:P

Or do you mean 'WHO' is he and is he as good as your rifle builder type bessy mate ?

I've heard of him and all good things too. Doesn't he do stock adjustments too?

Tac you have to be more specific :P

Tackleberrywho

bunny shooter wrote: »

Erm...........John Conroy :P

Or do you mean 'WHO' is he and is he as good as your rifle builder type bessy mate ?

I've heard of him and all good things too. Doesn't he do stock adjustments too?

Tac you have to be more specific :P

Is he a RFD?
What is his background?
How long is he in business?

is that specific enough Bunny?
Laois is full of Conroys

And I thought my Bessy mate was you ?;)

bunny shooter

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

Is he a RFD?

Yes

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

What is his background?

Depends where he's standing really :P .......... Not sure tbh I have seen work he has done on shottie stocks and it is fabulous

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

How long is he in business?

As long as I can remember

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

is that specific enough Bunny?

Yes

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

Laois is full of Conroys?

I'll take your word for that

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

And I thought my Bessy mate was you?;)

shhhhhhhhh........you'll make so many of the lads jealous

Tackleberrywho

I'd never heard of him before, As i said laois is full of Conroys, at one time I worked with 7 conroys from laois none related.

Maybe I will ask some of the laois boys

To get the low down:D:D

Ezri & Rovi enter now please

bunny shooter

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

I'd never heard of him before,

:eek: The sheer nerve of him ........... you'd think he's have the decency to introduce himself to you

Cass

I went to the man twice and must say i had nothing but trouble. Once was for a cheek piece spacer and his recommendation was to "tape some foam onto my rifle". Seriously. The second was for a small screw i could not get anywhere. I rang ahead and was told he would have something to sort me out. I arrived at his door 17 minutes later. Waited for 10 minutes for him to arrive to be told at the gate "i looked for that and i don't have one". He wasn't even at home when i rang him so how did he search?

Anyway make up your own mind, but my own personal experience has left me in such a position that i won't darken the door again.

Tackleberrywho

bunny shooter wrote: »

:eek: The sheer nerve of him ........... you'd think he's have the decency to introduce himself to you

:rolleyes:
Back on topic
I'd like to see his work and his set up.
I have seen some god awful thread jobs done.

Not saying he is bad, (he could be great).

I just would want some background info before advertising something that should not be attempted unless one is a skilled craftsperson.

bunny shooter

ezridax wrote: »

I went to the man twice and must say i had nothing but trouble. Once was for a cheek piece spacer and his recommendation was to "tape some foam onto my rifle". Seriously. The second was for a small screw i could not get anywhere. I rang ahead and was told he would have something to sort me out. I arrived at his door 17 minutes later. Waited for 10 minutes for him to arrive to be told at the gate "i looked for that and i don't have one". He wasn't even at home when i rang him so how did he search?

Anyway make up your own mind, but my own personal experience has left me in such a position that i won't darken the door again.

Gosh, that is a bad way to be treated

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

:rolleyes:
Back on topic

OK so

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

I'd like to see his work and his set up.

Well go and have a look I'm sure once he gets your approval he'll never look back

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

I have seen some god awful thread jobs done.

As have I, not done by this lad though

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

Not saying he is bad, (he could be great).

Decent of you not to run him down when you hadn't even heard of him until this evening

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

I just would want some background info before advertising something that should not be attempted unless one is a skilled craftsperson.

and you are able to decide this now :cool:

Tackleberrywho

bunny shooter wrote: »

Gosh, that is a bad way to be treated



OK so



Well go and have a look I'm sure once he gets your approval he'll never look back



As have I, not done by this lad though



Decent of you not to run him down when you hadn't even heard of him until this evening



and you are able to decide this now :cool:

1.by getting a good reviews from the Likes of ezridax, and (2) by reading about him in sporting Rifle magazine which mentions some of the best custom rifle builders in the world on the same pages

So far I would have no reason to frequent his establishment.

bunny shooter

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

1.by getting a good reviews from the Likes of ezridax, and (2) by reading about him in sporting Rifle magazine which mentions some of the best custom rifle builders in the world on the same pages

While Ezri seems to know his stuff I haven't as yet placed him on as high a pedestal as you appear to have Still hardly qualifies you to determine who is a "craftsman" though

I presume this "him" you are referring to is your friend Figgy

I've absolutely no idea how he has come into this convo

But I agree he has been in that magazine with some of the cream of the UK builders which must mean something :cool:

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

So far I would have no reason to frequent his establishment.

His loss! I just hope he realises it soon

God I'm bored now

Tackleberrywho

bunny shooter wrote: »

While Ezri seems to know his stuff I haven't as yet placed him on as high a pedestal as you appear to have Still hardly qualifies you to determine who is a "craftsman" though

I presume this "him" you are referring to is your friend Figgy

I've absolutely no idea how he has come into this convo

But I agree he has been in that magazine with some of the cream of the UK builders which must mean something :cool:



His loss! I just hope he realises it soon

God I'm bored now

i was talking about Callum Ferguson to name a few, you keep mentioning myself and another man's name!

I do not mention that mans name on here.
I got enough stick in the past.

Ezridax is a perfectionist, and I do believe will be a serious competitor in the future in FTR.

And I mean serious

bunny shooter

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

I just would want some background info before advertising something that should not be attempted unless one is a skilled craftsperson.

bunny shooter wrote: »

and you are able to decide this now :cool:

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

1.by getting a good reviews from the Likes of ezridax, and (2) by reading about him in sporting Rifle magazine which mentions some of the best custom rifle builders in the world on the same pages .............

bunny shooter wrote: »

I presume this "him" you are referring to is your friend Figgy

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

i was talking about Callum Ferguson to name a few, you keep mentioning myself and another man's name!

So where did Ezri do a review on Callum or any of the other in the magazine? I don't remember it. If he hasn't done one on one or more of the others there is only one person who fits the bill upon examination of the information in your post :P

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

I do not mention that mans name on here.
I got enough stick in the past.

:eek:

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

Ezridax is a perfectionist, and I do believe will be a serious competitor in the future in FTR.

And I mean serious

I don't know the chap, only read his posts here which are always informative and interesting. More than can be said for others, yourself & myself included So I'll take your word for it. Best of luck to him in his FTR career too :cool:

I'm really, really bored now

Tackleberrywho

bunny shooter wrote: »

So where did Ezri do a review on Callum or any of the other in the magazine? I don't remember it. If he hasn't done one on one or more of the others there is only one person who fits the bill upon examination of the information in your post :P
The Mag I was referring to had a great write up of callum, a nice men BTW.
I meant ezridax's ref being point 1, and the mag ref point 2

As stated , I should put more time into a reply. I just speak off the cuff

:eek:



I don't know the chap, only read his posts here which are always informative and interesting. More than can be said for others, yourself & myself included So I'll take your word for it. Best of luck to him in his FTR career too :cool:
Very interesting
I'm really, really bored now

I have not the patience to sit down and write an essay style answer.

It is by my jibberjabber that I have discovered much from this little think tank called boards.ie

I don't get time to be bored bunny , Far too much research to be done.
It's hard to be this despised, i have to think up new ways so often!;)

bunny shooter

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

....It's hard to be this despised....

And here's me thinking we were having a cordial exchange of views & opinions with a sprinkling of banter thrown in

virminhunter

Thanks for the replies lads, do I need an "s" on my licence before I get it threaded?

I'm thinking of getting 3 or 4 inches of my barrel removed so that'd mean i'll be getting it recrowned also, from what I've been reading I'm only going to lose 100ft per second with no loss of accuracy by going from a 24inch barrel to a 20inch one, but needless to say I'm still a bit worried, unsure about getting this done and am here waiting to hear ye'er views on it.

I'm only an hour and a half away from John Green and from what I've read on <mod snip> and what yee fellas have said he seems to be one of the best if not "the" in the country plus I might get my rifle drilled and tapped for a rail so I might as well go down there for the day and have a look around a new gunshop:D

What I've been reading with regards to shortening a .223 barrel
http://www.loadammo.com/Topics/October05.htm

The helps much appreciated lads thanks again...:)

Tackleberrywho

virminhunter wrote: »

Thanks for the replies lads, do I need an "s" on my licence before I get it threaded?

I'm thinking of getting 3 or 4 inches of my barrel removed so that'd mean i'll be getting it recrowned also, from what I've been reading I'm only going to lose 100ft per second with no loss of accuracy by going from a 24inch barrel to a 20inch one, but needless to say I'm still a bit worried, unsure about getting this done and am here waiting to hear ye'er views on it.

I'm only an hour and a half away from John Green and from what I've read on <mod snip> and what yee fellas have said he seems to be one of the best if not "the" in the country plus I might get my rifle drilled and tapped for a rail so I might as well go down there for the day and have a look around a new gunshop:D

What I've been reading with regards to shortening a .223 barrel
http://www.loadammo.com/Topics/October05.htm

The helps much appreciated lads thanks again...:)

Not a member of Irish shooter so I can't commend.
I can say I know that if you are shooting sub 400 yards the extra 4 inches being lopped off your barrel will not make a huge difference if it is recrowned properly in the mean time.

Drilling & tapping for a rail is easy if you have the right tool/equipment & knowhow.

I have a 20" Moderated .308 barrel but I got the Magic "S" on it before using the Mod, at the behest of my local FO.

As you are in breach of the terms and conditions of your licence if you use a rifle Mod'ed without a permit.

Where you go to get it done ids up to you.

You have all the info.
Only you can make that decesion based on knowledge attained

You will have to excuse myself & Bunny for semi derailing this thread

virminhunter

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

You will have to excuse myself & Bunny for semi derailing this thread

don't worry about it tac, just a bit af crack sure, how exactly do you apply for a moddy, do you just go in and get it approved by the F.O. or do you have to go through the whole rigmorole of applying for a licence again, i.e. forms, waiting for months etc.

patsat

virminhunter wrote: »

I'm only an hour and a half away from John Green and from what I've read on <mod snip> and what yee fellas have said he seems to be one of the best if not "the" in the country plus I might get my rifle drilled and tapped for a rail so I might as well go down there for the day and have a look around a new gunshop:D

I was never at John greenes but heard great stuff about him, I've a friend gettin a 25-06 being built by him so I must travel up there myself when he is collecting it to have a look.

Best of luck I'm sure you will get the best advice from either of the two!

Tackleberrywho

virminhunter wrote: »

don't worry about it tac, just a bit af crack sure, how exactly do you apply for a moddy, do you just go in and get it approved by the F.O. or do you have to go through the whole rigmorole of applying for a licence again, i.e. forms, waiting for months etc.

Just go into FO, state name of mod, where you bought it, and reason you require it. As I was already approved on a ,223 it was no big deal on the .308.

To cover yourself, write out a letter no more than 23 lines explaining why you want it.(they may ask for one, only give if they ask)

I had the permit back in a few days.

That is a very interesting site on barrel lengths.
Seems the .308 is one of the worst affected by a shorter barrel.

virminhunter

thanks tac, are reasons like:

I don't want to creat a noise disturbance at night when out hunting.

earprotection isnt practical in a hunting role.

legatamate ones.

Yeah that site was interesting, if its the gospel truth, I wouldnt mind shortening my barrel to 20inches, I'd like to see ft pounds included in the chart though just to see what the max kill range on varmints would be.

thanks for the help;)

Tackleberrywho

virminhunter wrote: »

thanks tac, are reasons like:

I don't want to creat a noise disturbance at night when out hunting.

earprotection isnt practical in a hunting role.

legatamate ones.

Yeah that site was interesting, if its the gospel truth, I wouldnt mind shortening my barrel to 20inches, I'd like to see ft pounds included in the chart though just to see what the max kill range on varmints would be.

thanks for the help;)

That could be one reason, Another could be disturbance to peace, shooting a lot of bunnies etc.
Or disturbing Horses etc, most horses go Mental if you fire a rifle

Cass

A little late, but lads any posts by me are opinions, ideas, beliefs, etc, etc. It is not Gospel, law or set in stone and as always i get it wrong form time to time, so please to all/anyone using me or my posts as a stick to beat another in some p***ing match please don't.

Cheers.

Dusty87

I just want to add about using ear protection as a reason for a mod. Fair enough if thats your reason but from what i heard the gardai in some area's dont think this as a good enough reason so be careful. Ps i like bunny and tack's little tiffs.

virminhunter

Dusty87 wrote: »

I just want to add about using ear protection as a reason for a mod. Fair enough if thats your reason but from what i heard the gardai in some area's dont think this as a good enough reason so be careful. Ps i like bunny and tack's little tiffs.

I know dusty, I wouldn't care less about firing one or two shots a night at foxes without ear protection, my only reason for a moderator would be so I'm not waking up people in the middle of the night and also if I shoot a fox I dont want to scare off every other fox within a mile, was just looking for some other legitamate reasons incase I have to write a letter to the f.o.

bunny shooter

Dusty87 wrote: »

.....Ps i like bunny and tack's little tiffs.

We were having a 'discussion'

Dusty87

bunny shooter wrote: »

We were having a 'discussion'

sorry bunny, i meant to say discussions. Im so stupid

Dusty87

bunny shooter wrote: »

We were having a 'discussion'

sorry bunny, i meant to say discussions. Im so stupid

bunny shooter

Dusty87 wrote: »

sorry bunny, i meant to say discussions. Im so stupid

Dusty, you're not stupid

You should never run yourself down IMO .......... always plenty of others too happy to do it for you :rolleyes:

bunny shooter

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

Not a member of Irish shooter so I can't commend.........

Aw, you should come over I hear one of the Mods there is a friend of yours

<snip>

Dusty87

Well isnt mr b.shooter in quite the slaggin mood tonight:). I like it. Give me a half hour bunny, il be back at ya.

bunny shooter

Dusty87 wrote: »

Well isnt mr b.shooter in quite the slaggin mood tonight:). I like it. Give me a half hour bunny, il be back at ya.

I'mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm back

Had a run in with the dentist yesterday BUT I'm fine now :cool:

jwshooter

bunny shooter wrote: »

I'mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm back

Had a run in with the dentist yesterday BUT I'm fine now :cool:

say he had to ring sam hire for the tools

bunny shooter

jwshooter wrote: »

say he had to ring sam hire for the tools

That's where he got the big angle-grinder :pac:

Dusty87

bunny shooter wrote: »

That's where he got the big angle-grinder :pac:

where he hire the kango?

bunny shooter

Same place he got the grinder

tfox

I wrote a covernote for all my rifles saying I used it on grounds containing expensive livestock and bloodstock. and did not want to diturb the general public.

On the threading note I did my .17hmr in the four jaw chuck at work, got it all dead centre using a dial guage and went to work on it, turned it down and threaded it up. Worked a treat !!

virminhunter

tfox wrote: »

I wrote a covernote for all my rifles saying I used it on grounds containing expensive livestock and bloodstock. and did not want to diturb the general public.

On the threading note I did my .17hmr in the four jaw chuck at work, got it all dead centre using a dial guage and went to work on it, turned it down and threaded it up. Worked a treat !!

thanks for that tfox