Re: barrel thread exposed.
Hey 33 that's the way I order my new barrels with more threads on they end, so when it gets shot out all you have to do is RE-THROAT it, and you still have enough meat at they end of the barrel, you got a freebie.
Dean
Re: barrel thread exposed.
From your photo it looks like your barrel is a Large Shank. I say that because of the length of the barrel nut skirt.
It appears that the barrel itself was machined with the thread length for a Small Shank (longer). As long as your gunsmith head spaced it correctly you should be just fine.
Jim Briggs
NSS
Re: barrel thread exposed.
Maybe he thought you were going to use a thicker recoil lug. Can't tell, but it looks like a factory lug to me, not a thicker aftermarket lug. Like scope eye said, gives you extra meat if you ever want to set the barrel back. Wish mine all had that.