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Counter boring is a common method of fixing a damaged barrel. The mas36 is counter bored but Im not sure counter boring 6 inches is going to work.

Oh you so want to chop that! Cut it, thread it, get a moderator load sub sonic lead bullets and spray it green.....

You'll sell it in no time then. Probably to pe4king. Or Hobbsey....

Sim G wrote:Oh you so want to chop that! Cut it, thread it, get a moderator load sub sonic lead bullets and spray it green.....

You'll sell it in no time then. Probably to pe4king. Or Hobbsey....

....or drop it in a Tupperware stock for your collection. Another key-hole spectacular to suit your style of shooting!

Whatever the outcome it's far from being a dead duck.

Sim G wrote:Oh you so want to chop that! Cut it, thread it, get a moderator load sub sonic lead bullets and spray it green.....

You'll sell it in no time then. Probably to pe4king. Or Hobbsey....

I think the guy is just looking to work out how he is going to sort his problem out with this rifle that obliviously has a problem.
Your comment is not going to help him at all. If you just want to be critical go read another thread.

I dont know anything about Tikka rifles. Is it a long or short action. Was this offered for sale in the for sale section. What caliber is it.

OK just checked out your ad, its a .223, if it has a 22" barrel then knocking it back to 16" would make it a very nice little Foxing Truck gun, rethreading and crowning at Neils would probably set you back circa £80 he might cut it for that as well you would have to ask, you would then have something worth selling on, as opposed to your current view to scrapping it, got to be worth a thought?

kennyc wrote:OK just checked out your ad, its a .223, if it has a 22" barrel then knocking it back to 16" would make it a very nice little Foxing Truck gun, rethreading and crowning at Neils would probably set you back circa £80 he might cut it for that as well you would have to ask, you would then have something worth selling on, as opposed to your current view to scrapping it, got to be worth a thought?

Well done that man a sensible answer to his question I applaud you.

Alpha1 wrote:

kennyc wrote:OK just checked out your ad, its a .223, if it has a 22" barrel then knocking it back to 16" would make it a very nice little Foxing Truck gun, rethreading and crowning at Neils would probably set you back circa £80 he might cut it for that as well you would have to ask, you would then have something worth selling on, as opposed to your current view to scrapping it, got to be worth a thought?

Well done that man a sensible answer to his question I applaud you.

It is indeed a sensible answer, one slight problem may be the barrel is closer to 18" than 22", at least the bit from the end of the receiver is, so there is limited scope for chopping back and staying legal. I suspect it would need a moderator with such a short barrel to avoid being obnoxiously loud! I only shoot at Bisley, so have to bear in mind the chap on the next firing point.

But a visit to Neil might be a good idea, he's only five minutes drive away.

shugie wrote:

Alpha1 wrote:

kennyc wrote:OK just checked out your ad, its a .223, if it has a 22" barrel then knocking it back to 16" would make it a very nice little Foxing Truck gun, rethreading and crowning at Neils would probably set you back circa £80 he might cut it for that as well you would have to ask, you would then have something worth selling on, as opposed to your current view to scrapping it, got to be worth a thought?

Well done that man a sensible answer to his question I applaud you.

It is indeed a sensible answer, one slight problem may be the barrel is closer to 18" than 22", at least the bit from the end of the receiver is, so there is limited scope for chopping back and staying legal. I suspect it would need a moderator with such a short barrel to avoid being obnoxiously loud! I only shoot at Bisley, so have to bear in mind the chap on the next firing point.

But a visit to Neil might be a good idea, he's only five minutes drive away.

barrel will be measured from the closed boltface, not the front of the reciever. If Neil is that close, a visit to him would probably give you the quickest, definitive answer.

shugie wrote:

Alpha1 wrote:

kennyc wrote:OK just checked out your ad, its a .223, if it has a 22" barrel then knocking it back to 16" would make it a very nice little Foxing Truck gun, rethreading and crowning at Neils would probably set you back circa £80 he might cut it for that as well you would have to ask, you would then have something worth selling on, as opposed to your current view to scrapping it, got to be worth a thought?

Well done that man a sensible answer to his question I applaud you.

It is indeed a sensible answer, one slight problem may be the barrel is closer to 18" than 22", at least the bit from the end of the receiver is, so there is limited scope for chopping back and staying legal. I suspect it would need a moderator with such a short barrel to avoid being obnoxiously loud! I only shoot at Bisley, so have to bear in mind the chap on the next firing point.

But a visit to Neil might be a good idea, he's only five minutes drive away.

I'm surprised by that length as the specs say the shortest barrel is 20" but who knows what has been done in the past?
of course you should be measuring from the chamber face including the 2" odd of the chamber in the total, if you haven't that would give you 20" to start from, in which case happy days ,
as to the guy next to you, screw him! he probably has a brake have you never had someone rock up with a noise magnet M39/44 ? everyone loves a good muzzle flash
PS I would have thought can cut the barrel back to good rifling and have a brake or other muzzle device permanently fixed to it to bring it over any minimum length in the same way as is done with long barrelled pistols and revolvers?