Is it possible to rethread barrels for a different marker?

Mr. Furious · 10-06-2007, 09:13 PM

Hey all,

I have a Redz Pepperstickz kit with Shocker threads that is basically brand new but I can't sell it even at flea market prices. I like the barrel so I'm wondering if any shops will rethread it to Autococker threads.

Anybody know?

What's the downside of such a procedure if it exists?

Who can do it for me?

Jaan · 10-07-2007, 12:00 AM

Yes. Well maybe.

If you have enough meat on it you can stick it in a collet and turn the end down...basically cut off the end and make threads further up. Downside? You'll loose a couple of inches off the length.

If it's a kit then you might not want to loose the length. I can't picture the kit off the top of my head. You might be able to make an adaptor sleeve. I used to make these all the time when I worked at a machine shop specializing in large format cameras. That's a little trickier but not impossible. You would turn down the old threads, maybe make some fine threads further up, then make a sleeve that would thread into the fine threads and have course Cocker threads. Something like that. It all depends on how much "meat" you have to work with.

You can make a basic Shocker to Cocker adaptor as well.

A machine shop can do it, even a crappy one can make threads. It all depends on how much work you want to put into it and money as well.

HP_Lovecraft · 10-07-2007, 12:16 AM

Lapco lists a "Shocker to Cocker" adapter. That might be your easiest solution.

As said above, you MIGHT be able to rethread, but if its possible, it would require shortening the barrel, which may ruin any resale value.

In the old days, some companies, like J&J would solder on threads onto a seperate sleave, so it was sometimes possible to unsolder one set of threads, and then solder on a new set.

nick

Railgun · 10-07-2007, 01:04 AM

With it being a kit and as I recall this kit uses threaded backs for sizing that means each of the backs would need to be re-threaded. The cost to do that from a machine shop would far exceed what a cocker or other brand threaded NEW Pepperstickz kit would cost. Custom work comes with custom prices.

Now if you could get an adapter like that Lapco then you could continue to use your kit.

Oh, and having done a barrel adapter to fit a J&J I bought to my cocker bodies I know that cocker threading and size is larger than any other end shape. So to fit your Pepperstickz backs into a cocker it would mean either cutting off the present threading and then cutting new cocker threads on to the back or shaving off the old threads down to the shoulder and then press fitting or glueing on a sleeve over the rear stub that is sized and threaded for cocker threading.

blackrain · 10-07-2007, 02:17 AM

Threading is determined by the OD or ID size. Just determines what the thread size is. It's all in the calipers and machinest charts. You'll have to have the old threads machined off. Proably best to sell to someone on here who has a Blazer and they could turn them down real cheap.
Later,
Blacklrain

Mr. Furious · 10-07-2007, 07:52 AM

Well, if I can't sell it I'll pick up the LAPCO adapter.

10-06-2007, 09:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mr. Furious Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northwestern Pennsylvania	Is it possible to rethread barrels for a different marker? Hey all, I have a Redz Pepperstickz kit with Shocker threads that is basically brand new but I can't sell it even at flea market prices. I like the barrel so I'm wondering if any shops will rethread it to Autococker threads. Anybody know? What's the downside of such a procedure if it exists? Who can do it for me? __________________ A skeleton walks into a bar and orders a beer and a mop...... Feedback: http://www.mcarterbrown.com/forums/f...-feedback.html

10-07-2007, 12:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jaan MCB Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: People's Republic of Massachusetts	Yes. Well maybe. If you have enough meat on it you can stick it in a collet and turn the end down...basically cut off the end and make threads further up. Downside? You'll loose a couple of inches off the length. If it's a kit then you might not want to loose the length. I can't picture the kit off the top of my head. You might be able to make an adaptor sleeve. I used to make these all the time when I worked at a machine shop specializing in large format cameras. That's a little trickier but not impossible. You would turn down the old threads, maybe make some fine threads further up, then make a sleeve that would thread into the fine threads and have course Cocker threads. Something like that. It all depends on how much "meat" you have to work with. You can make a basic Shocker to Cocker adaptor as well. A machine shop can do it, even a crappy one can make threads. It all depends on how much work you want to put into it and money as well. __________________

10-07-2007, 12:16 AM	#3 (permalink)
HP_Lovecraft MCB Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Southern Maine	Lapco lists a "Shocker to Cocker" adapter. That might be your easiest solution. As said above, you MIGHT be able to rethread, but if its possible, it would require shortening the barrel, which may ruin any resale value. In the old days, some companies, like J&J would solder on threads onto a seperate sleave, so it was sometimes possible to unsolder one set of threads, and then solder on a new set. nick __________________ www.montneel.com My Myspace nonsense "the evidence strongly suggests that neither Billy nor Adam (Smart Parts) could have invented the electronic paintgun" -Garr M. King, U.S. Judge

10-07-2007, 01:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
Railgun Post Whore Join Date: Oct 2006	With it being a kit and as I recall this kit uses threaded backs for sizing that means each of the backs would need to be re-threaded. The cost to do that from a machine shop would far exceed what a cocker or other brand threaded NEW Pepperstickz kit would cost. Custom work comes with custom prices. Now if you could get an adapter like that Lapco then you could continue to use your kit. Oh, and having done a barrel adapter to fit a J&J I bought to my cocker bodies I know that cocker threading and size is larger than any other end shape. So to fit your Pepperstickz backs into a cocker it would mean either cutting off the present threading and then cutting new cocker threads on to the back or shaving off the old threads down to the shoulder and then press fitting or glueing on a sleeve over the rear stub that is sized and threaded for cocker threading. __________________ Model airplanes are cool too!

10-07-2007, 02:17 AM	#5 (permalink)
blackrain MCB Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: America	Threading is determined by the OD or ID size. Just determines what the thread size is. It's all in the calipers and machinest charts. You'll have to have the old threads machined off. Proably best to sell to someone on here who has a Blazer and they could turn them down real cheap. Later, Blacklrain __________________ Rogue Leader and founder "TEAM ROGUE" Cell #0 "When all else fails,pull the pin and see what happens next" Just like to make crazy stuff for paintball? Click on the link: http://www.freepaintballplans.com/forum/ My feed back: http://www.mcarterbrown.com/forums/showthread.php?t=745 How Paintballs are made: http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...54640369281174

10-07-2007, 07:52 AM	#6 (permalink)
Mr. Furious Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northwestern Pennsylvania	Well, if I can't sell it I'll pick up the LAPCO adapter. __________________ A skeleton walks into a bar and orders a beer and a mop...... Feedback: http://www.mcarterbrown.com/forums/f...-feedback.html

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