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Recrown Barrel / Brownells Chamfering Cutter?
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<blockquote data-quote="FiftyYardZero" data-source="post: 977700" data-attributes="member: 77997"><p>Hello long range hunters!</p><p></p><p>I need some advice about the crown on my new rifle and would welcome any input you may wish to offer.</p><p></p><p>To make a short story long...</p><p></p><p>This is a Browning BAR Longtrac in 300 Win Mag that I got a few months ago. The gun has had less than 50 rounds fired through it - just enough to break it in, sight in the scope, and go on a quick hog hunt. When I gave it it's first good cleaning, I noticed that there is a small nick right on the edge of the crown which you can see in the photo below. (Please ignore all the lint.) Anyway, I haven't had time to do anything about this since I put the gun away after its maiden voyage, and now it's time to start thinking about the upcoming season... So, would you rework the crown on this barrel?</p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i1074.photobucket.com/albums/w409/FiftyYardZero/LRH_Forum/BAR_Crown_zps22c207e3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>If so, what are your thoughts on using a Brownells 45 degree chamfering cutter to chamfer the edge of the bore just enough to take out the nick? The cutter has a caliber specific brass pilot to maintain concentricity to the bore and looks like it should do the job without having to send the gun to a gunsmith for a spin on the lathe. </p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.brownells.com/userdocs/skus/l_080948304_1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Has anyone used one of these? What was your experience? Is this a good DIY solution, or is it likely to do more harm than good?</p><p></p><p>I appreciate any input and thanks in advance!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FiftyYardZero, post: 977700, member: 77997"] Hello long range hunters! I need some advice about the crown on my new rifle and would welcome any input you may wish to offer. To make a short story long... This is a Browning BAR Longtrac in 300 Win Mag that I got a few months ago. The gun has had less than 50 rounds fired through it - just enough to break it in, sight in the scope, and go on a quick hog hunt. When I gave it it's first good cleaning, I noticed that there is a small nick right on the edge of the crown which you can see in the photo below. (Please ignore all the lint.) Anyway, I haven't had time to do anything about this since I put the gun away after its maiden voyage, and now it's time to start thinking about the upcoming season... So, would you rework the crown on this barrel? [IMG]http://i1074.photobucket.com/albums/w409/FiftyYardZero/LRH_Forum/BAR_Crown_zps22c207e3.jpg[/IMG] If so, what are your thoughts on using a Brownells 45 degree chamfering cutter to chamfer the edge of the bore just enough to take out the nick? The cutter has a caliber specific brass pilot to maintain concentricity to the bore and looks like it should do the job without having to send the gun to a gunsmith for a spin on the lathe. [IMG]http://www.brownells.com/userdocs/skus/l_080948304_1.jpg[/IMG] Has anyone used one of these? What was your experience? Is this a good DIY solution, or is it likely to do more harm than good? I appreciate any input and thanks in advance! [/QUOTE]
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