wquiles
Well-Known Member
I am working on making my own 45 super setup, and I decided to go with a compensator. Since I still have some of the left-over steel I found earlier, I decided to make my own from scratch.
Clean the od, center drill:
For the boring, I got 3x diameters to hit:
I am using a solid-carbine boring bar with through coolant, which if you line up right, it works wonders:
You can see the squirt of fluid here:
Cut threads (.578-28):
And of course, the money shot, with my 45ACP Colt Combat Commander which has the fitted threaded barrel:
Clean the od, center drill:
For the boring, I got 3x diameters to hit:
- exit hole (right now finished part sitting at .568")
- threaded portion
- over-the-barrel portion
I am using a solid-carbine boring bar with through coolant, which if you line up right, it works wonders:
You can see the squirt of fluid here:
Cut threads (.578-28):
And of course, the money shot, with my 45ACP Colt Combat Commander which has the fitted threaded barrel: