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"redneck gunsmithing" muzzle crown
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<blockquote data-quote="top predator" data-source="post: 330831" data-attributes="member: 13514"><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="color: black">this month (november 2009) i had learned the value of a barrel crown and rimfires.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="color: black">i was loosing accuracy somehow, then i did a "redneck" crown job on my mkii using a case chamfer used for reloading. i rolled the dice thinking 3 things:</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="color: black">1. need new barrel or take it to the smith to correct my stupidity</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="color: black">2. improvement in accuracy</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="color: black">3. no change what so ever</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="color: black">luckily it seems the "redneck" crown job worked. back in group size to where i was, and if not for 3 "flyers" @ 5:00, would have reduced my group from 2" to 1.5" at 100 yards. by the 2 large holes punched in, seems the consistancy is back. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="color: black">the 200 yd group also looked better, with even less signs of vertical tracking.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="color: black">i used the same ammo and similar weather conditions as before.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="color: black">100 yards b-4</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="color: black"><img src="http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu54/WALTERRO/MK%20II/100YDAGUILATARGET.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="color: black">100 yards after</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="color: black"><img src="http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu54/WALTERRO/MK%20II/MKIINOV09100YADTARGET.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="color: black">200 yards before</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="color: black"><img src="http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu54/WALTERRO/MK%20II/200YDAGUILATPOSTIT.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="color: black">200 yards after</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="color: black"><img src="http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu54/WALTERRO/MK%20II/MKIINOV09200YDTARGET.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="top predator, post: 330831, member: 13514"] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=black]this month (november 2009) i had learned the value of a barrel crown and rimfires.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=black]i was loosing accuracy somehow, then i did a "redneck" crown job on my mkii using a case chamfer used for reloading. i rolled the dice thinking 3 things:[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=black]1. need new barrel or take it to the smith to correct my stupidity[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=black]2. improvement in accuracy[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=black]3. no change what so ever[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=black]luckily it seems the "redneck" crown job worked. back in group size to where i was, and if not for 3 "flyers" @ 5:00, would have reduced my group from 2" to 1.5" at 100 yards. by the 2 large holes punched in, seems the consistancy is back. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=black]the 200 yd group also looked better, with even less signs of vertical tracking.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=black]i used the same ammo and similar weather conditions as before.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=black]100 yards b-4[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=black][IMG]http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu54/WALTERRO/MK%20II/100YDAGUILATARGET.jpg[/IMG][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=black]100 yards after[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=black][IMG]http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu54/WALTERRO/MK%20II/MKIINOV09100YADTARGET.jpg[/IMG][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=black]200 yards before[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=black][IMG]http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu54/WALTERRO/MK%20II/200YDAGUILATPOSTIT.jpg[/IMG][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=black]200 yards after[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=black][IMG]http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu54/WALTERRO/MK%20II/MKIINOV09200YDTARGET.jpg[/IMG][/COLOR][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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