Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Long Range Hunting Any of you recrown your own barrels?

Did this to a .223 just now....

Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a gunsmith; but I repeat myself.

I guess I'm just blessed with the ability to do things most people can't even attempt.

And that's fine with me.

OMG, how can someone do that??

Well apparently they're an idiot.

I hear some people actually work on their own cars.. Idiots!

Do you realize your chamfering tool ate rifling a 8th of an inch past your pretty polishing job if it shoots it will be chetthouseluck. Good news is Brownells sells a tool that will fix it

The crown job actually turned out quite nice with no burrs or nics and passed the Q-Tip test easily.... unlike the last time you used a Q-Tip.... and let all the air out. If you can get your shoes tied this morning it'll be chetthouseluck. If you bothered to read the post.... I've done that a dozen times, never made anything worse.... and sometimes it makes accuracy a far sight better.

Once again 24hcf theory is running rampant over reality....

I love all the internet jockeys on here..... 95% of guys shoot their mouths off way better than they'll ever run a rifle. Bad news is, Fred, that Brownells doesn't sell a tool to fix that......

If you are happy with that, then I'm happy for you.

Nice work. I've used the brass screw method to touch up crowns many times before, always with excellent results, but this is the first I've heard of a Q-tip test. Care to explain? I'm envisioning spinning it in the crown and if there's no fuzz left behind, you're GTG?

Yup. I have used this for years with zero issues.

http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-t...m-brass-muzzle-crowning-lap-prod855.aspx

Yes Jordan, that's correct.

I had an old 'smith show me how to use the chamfer tool and brass screw.... he used them all the time, and built some very accurate sticks. He had all the "tools", and would use them when building guns. But for a "quick fix"... or to see if the crown was the problem... he went to the brass screw. He would use a cotton ball to make sure there where no burrs on the crown.

There's a reason I haven't bought a "crowning tool" from Brownells.... because I've never needed one. Besides, how can you fhugk-it up? If you do, it was a bad crown anyway.... right? Try it.... if it doesn't work, buy the tool... or send it to the 'smith. Do you take your Prius to the dealership when it needs air in the tires?

I've also watched a benchrest jockey use the same method on a VS .22-250 at the range one day.... it made a world of difference on that gun.

Funny how performance doesn't matter here on the fire. If you do your own work, and your gun shoots well..... you're lucky. But, if you drop $5000 on a GAP or Gradous.... it's ok if it shoots like schitt.... because it was built by a "reputable smith". Ask Drew how that's working out.

DS, off-topic but what camera did you use for those crown pics?

Very sharp detail.

Iphone

No sh**!!!

A lot of my YouTube vids are shot via IPhone through the spotting scope too... it's the one camera I always have with me.

Well in my case I converted a $150 rifle from something that sent bullets sideways through the target (if they managed to hit the target) to a MOA performer. Granted this is not long range accuracy but I don't think I'm an idiot for doing this. I'd be an idiot if I spent money getting a gunsmith to recrown or if I went out and bought a lathe to do the job properly.

No your right - I'm an idiot for posting my experience.

Yup. Picked up an iPhone 6 a month or so ago and put away the camera. Big upgrade compared to the 5 I had.

I've used a technique very similar to Dogshooter's on a number of barrels and saw similar results; namely groups staying the same and occasionally shooting better than before.

I once shortened a barrel an inch at a time to measure velocity loss. Did not bother to crown the barrel, and groups stayed pretty consistent through the test.