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Let's say I want to get a 22 rimfire barrel cut down and re-threaded/crowned.

1) How much, ballpark, is it likely to cost?
2) Will it require proofing again?

2. Only if you intend to sell it.

1. RFD/access to someone that knows how to use a lathe/DIY: £££/££/£
2. Why would it? No modification has been made to the chamber. Proof House = license to print money

If you are going to keep it you just need some one to do the work. If you can not do it yourself then it should be just a hourly rate for example we charge £35 a hour for general machining. It can run to £45 a hour or more depending on the type of work. You just need to find a competent machinist.

Make sure you ask the person carrying out the work if they are going to force you into getting it reproofed I took my rimfire to a well known gunsmith in London to have the barrel chopped he made no mention of a reproofing fee till it was time to pay I argued that if I wasn't selling it it didn't need reproofing but he said it was his policy to have all guns reprofed no matter what and that I would not be give it back untill it had been done anyway 8 weeks later I got my rifle back.

Try ovenpaa on here or both Suffolk rifle and rifle craft used to do a good job.


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Most gunsmiths will insist that the barrel needs to be re-proofed regardless of whether it is legally required or not. It's all about liability and their insurance.
I was recently quoted £108 plus vat for such a job, a fair bit of that being taken up by re-proofing costs which I didn't require as I have no intention of ever selling the rifle.

Warning. Be wary of the local machinist doing the job for you for the price of a drink as its not quite as simple to get right as some people make out and misalignment of bore and moderator is quite common.

Never had mine reproofed when it was shortened, as already stated only needs to be reproofed if you're going to sell it.

Personally I'd walk away if a gunsmith insisted on it.

Have a word with ovenpaa send him a pm and ask him.

Does it not depend on where the proof marks are? On some of my rifles, the marks are near the muzzle, if it was shortened they would be taken off.
Mat