Excellent thread!! I read the entire thing & learned a lot.

I do have one uneducated question if I may. Is there anyone who does a conversion kit without the compensator on the barrel? I never much cared for compensators or muzzlebreaks. I have fired some heavy recoiling cartridges like J D Jones' .378 WBY cut back to 2" & necked to .50 cal. I currently shoot an Encore .30/06. So I am not scared by recoil

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