Ideas on how to keep a Kar98 from rotating in a Bar98 mod.

[Dracul]

So, in the ashes of other failed projects, I've been rebuilding my Kar98 stock and doing what I should have done from the start in terms of conversions. 

I need ideas of how to keep the Kar98's outer barrel from rotating. Since most of these, we have to completely remove the rear sight and anything under it, and cut down the back part of the barrel off. 

Any creative ways to do so, for someone who is afraid of screwing this up can do easily?

[volkssturm]

I assume you mean the front part of the outer barrel with the sight on it. On my (still unfinished) project I drilled a hole on the bottom of the rear end of the barrel and expoxied a screw into it and cut the head off it, glued a piece of wood into the stock and drilled a matching hole for the screw to go in. Being me, I got the $%#%$# at an angle instead of straight down.

[cairo1]

What I do, is JB weld the Barrel to the front barrel band. I want the barrel to be able to rotate until I can sight the rifle in and assure that the sights are aligned for where the rifle is shooting.

[2nd Bat]

I try to decide what might need to be disassembled for repairs or upgrades and what won't. Those things that don't need to be disassembled (like the outer barrel) get permanently attached. I use tape wraps as a spacer and contact cement silicon glue) to hold it into place. likewise I try to leave a way to break the gun down and access parts likely to wear out or break. JB welding the front stock band seems contrary to that philosophy?

[Dracul]

No, that kind of make sense. If he is thinking of the part that has the bayonet mount, then it works. For when you pull it off, the outer barrel comes with it. And everything else would just come apart normally. And when you put it back together, you just slide the barrel/bayonet mount assembly one.

[2nd Bat]

Hmmmmmm. Okay, I got it.

[Dracul]

I just wish I knew of this method before I started this Kar98 conversion. Oh well, this one isn't going to be perfect anyways, so I'll remember it for the next one.

[Jerry-ADK]

on mine, I drilled a hole in one side of  the outer barrel and tapped out with threads for a small set screw so that it was screwed in snug to the inner barrel.  its hidden under the fore stock hand guard.  I have a steel inner barrel so there is not much worry about the set screw denting or distorting the inner barrel.(if yours is a brass inner barrel you may have a concern here)  my outer barrel stays on very well.  this is good because I can adjust the front sight, which is attached to the outer barrel, left or right as needed then tighten the set screw snug.

[roma]

I made it another way. I made holes with thread in outer barrel, two ou each side, then screw up small bolts without heads in there so that their tips end inside stock walls. I made deepenings in stock walls for these bolts so that their upper side must be at the same level with stock and handguard will fix it from top. In this case outer barrel can be easily diassembled and can hold a real bayonet.

[princeofpinoys]

I super glued the barrel to the area where u put the cleaning rod in, it just slips on and off once u punch the release button

[2nd Bat]

Fun sharing the assorted ways to "skin the cat.". In many ways my favorite aspect of these conversions is the process of problem solving one has to go through. The best advice I ever got on these projects was from Schmitty (truly one of the most gifted custom airsoft gunsmiths). He said whenever you get stuck, back away for a bit and work on something else for a while. Your solution will invariably come to you in the midst of another effort or draw inspiration from something seemingly unrelated. This has happened to me over and over with all my builds.

Its fun seeing others approaches to these conversions and inspiring to see what folks come up with.