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February 21, 2011
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The device, not the user!
I saw a non pork-chop barrel for a 15-2 in .357 at a gunshow over the weekend, but it had the old style 12-sided barrel nut, not the recessed type I have. Are the various barrel nuts interchangeable in this way?
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May 2, 2009
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Not really... The 12 point is designed to bear against a flat surface.
If the price was right you should have picked it up--I could use an extra chop nut.
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November 17, 2008
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As far as I know, all the small frame barrel nuts use the same thread size. I am surprised the external style nut will fit a internal nut style shroud, but not surprised someone would try/do it. Was this an original DW nut or someone's custom job?
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On second glance at your post, was the barrel and nut mounted or just thrown together?
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January 24, 2009
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It sounds like it may have been the 15-1 (and 14-1) Porkchop nut, with the fluted style grooves?
If you flip it over, it's got regular notches.
Or did it look like this? This style nut may sink into a recessed 15-2 shroud (haven't tried it personally), but you'd never get a tool in there to tighten it.
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March 27, 2009
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A really thin 12 point socket maybe would get in there! Always use extra Ugly nuts if anyone has a pile of them!!! Yes Shoot I would share!!!
February 21, 2011
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It was just a barrel & shroud, not attached to a frame at all so I couldn't tell if the nut was, or even could be tightened. It was the style of the last pic (on the yellow background) that "Charger Fan" posted.
I was hoping for a 4" VRHB & this was an 8" but it just struck me as an odd combination & I was curious if it could even be made to work. Price wasn't good enough I'd buy a barrel in a length that I didn't want & that might not fit even.
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