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How bad is this crown?
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<blockquote data-quote="Fitch" data-source="post: 507635" data-attributes="member: 19372"><p>Yes, the crown definitely needs to be redone. I'm not sure it will make the rifle shoot as accurately as you might like, but it definitely won't hurt. Accuracy, or the lack there of, especially as the groups get smaller, is the result of the interaction of a lot of variables. The muzzle crown is just one of them. The rifle might still be a dissapointment with a perfect crown if the rest of it is of similar quality to the crown, but it might shoot considerably better if the rest of it is in better shape than one might expect looking at the crown.</p><p> </p><p>My Savage LRPV had this defect in the crown - it got dinged somehow:</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b336/frwillia/Crown-3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p>It opened the groups up to over an inch. I recut it to look like this:</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b336/frwillia/Recrowned2009-02-28RS.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p>Groups went right back to where they were.</p><p> </p><p>I'd suggest you take it to a smith and have it recut with at least 1/16" taken off the muzzle. JE's suggestion is a good one.</p><p> </p><p>If it was mine, I'd stick it through the headstock, line it up, and recut it. I don't know how much gunsmiths charge for that, but that's what I'd recommend. I don't know if the rest of the rifle is worth a new barrel or not.</p><p> </p><p>Fitch</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fitch, post: 507635, member: 19372"] Yes, the crown definitely needs to be redone. I'm not sure it will make the rifle shoot as accurately as you might like, but it definitely won't hurt. Accuracy, or the lack there of, especially as the groups get smaller, is the result of the interaction of a lot of variables. The muzzle crown is just one of them. The rifle might still be a dissapointment with a perfect crown if the rest of it is of similar quality to the crown, but it might shoot considerably better if the rest of it is in better shape than one might expect looking at the crown. My Savage LRPV had this defect in the crown - it got dinged somehow: [IMG]http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b336/frwillia/Crown-3.jpg[/IMG] It opened the groups up to over an inch. I recut it to look like this: [IMG]http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b336/frwillia/Recrowned2009-02-28RS.jpg[/IMG] Groups went right back to where they were. I'd suggest you take it to a smith and have it recut with at least 1/16" taken off the muzzle. JE's suggestion is a good one. If it was mine, I'd stick it through the headstock, line it up, and recut it. I don't know how much gunsmiths charge for that, but that's what I'd recommend. I don't know if the rest of the rifle is worth a new barrel or not. Fitch [/QUOTE]
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