Originally Posted by bea175
I received my Manson Barrel crowning set . Pilots 22, 24 , 27 , 28, 30, and 33 . I decided to try it out on my Model 70 because i didn't like the 24 inch barrel on the rifle or the factory crown, so i cut it to 22.5 inch and crowned with the Manson tool. Also got to try out my New Milwaukee Hand Held Band Saw , worked great went through the barrel steel like hot butter. The Manson tool worked great and I'm not sure i could have done a better job on my Lathe. Here the photos, Manson Crowning set, the crown after cutting and the complete rifle after shortening the barrel.

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VERY nice, looks like you did it on a lathe.