Quick question: what do you gain/loose by having a barrel threaded to a receiver vs pressed and pinned? I know it is kinda hard to compare because the only rifle/carbine I know of that used both is the SKS, but humor me. Off the top of my head:
Easy to assemble:
At a factory pressing and pinning seems to be easier because you can have the barrel already cut without worrying about timing it. And headspacing can be done while pressing barrel with some kind of jog to stop barrel at the right place with respect to bolt. But, it seems that at least in the SKS example, removing/replacing barrel without a press is easier for the screwed in barrel. But, then we get the Mausers and FALs which require more than nasty words to unscrew their barrels.
Accuracy:
Is it really a difference?
Easy to assemble:
At a factory pressing and pinning seems to be easier because you can have the barrel already cut without worrying about timing it. And headspacing can be done while pressing barrel with some kind of jog to stop barrel at the right place with respect to bolt. But, it seems that at least in the SKS example, removing/replacing barrel without a press is easier for the screwed in barrel. But, then we get the Mausers and FALs which require more than nasty words to unscrew their barrels.
Accuracy:
Is it really a difference?