Barrel bands for the 2240 ....
Not much secures that steel breech , just one bolt at the rear and a tiny screw near the middle.
I added a rubber o-ring for the transfer port and that meant having to press the breech and gas tube together when tightening up the small screw ... always worrying that it might strip out.
The brass barrel band at the front of the breech is a nice tight slip-fit and helps to hold the breech down. Takes a bit of the stress off that screw. The second barrel band helps to keep the barrel colinear with the gas tube (and for my nutty sense of aesthetics).
Yes it makes everything a bit heavier but it feels super solid now.
There's no end to this ... somebody stop me!
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