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!!!First Crowning Job!!!!
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<blockquote data-quote="GNERGY" data-source="post: 405282"><p>I have a 25-06 that I had built back in the 70's for groundhog huntin with around 500 rounds thru it and have had trouble getting it to group lately. When it was new it would shoot 5 shot 1/2 inch groups all day, and that was with mixed lot used 30-06 military brass. My farthest groundhog kill was 550yds. I have always used a cleaning rod guide, but have also used some JB on it. So after all the reading I do on here, I thought why not recrown it. I have access to a lathe and a mill where I am working now. So I wrapped it up so it didn't look anything firearms related and took it in to work.</p><p>Indicated it in and cut a little off. It is a chrome moly barrel so I left a little blue ring around the outside.</p><p>It wouldn't shoot less than an inch at 100yds before the recrown.</p><p>It was over 95* in the shade with me trying to figure out a 1/2 inch of mirage ( orange square was dancing around ) I put 5 shots in 3/4 inch at 100yds.</p><p>So it looks like I will get some more good shooting out of the old 25-06.</p><p>Before, blurry pic</p><p><img src="http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/ae52/GNERGY/DSCN1903.jpg?t=1278452736" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>After recrown</p><p><img src="http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/ae52/GNERGY/DSCN1918.jpg?t=1278452854" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Better goup at 100yds Sierra 90gr. HPBT less than an inch.</p><p><img src="http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/ae52/GNERGY/DSCN1916.jpg?t=1278452983" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>The old 25-06 made like the heavy benchrest/ varmint rifles. I made the stock from a big old piece of walnut that I bought that was for a fireplace mantle.</p><p><img src="http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/ae52/GNERGY/DSCN1909.jpg?t=1278453316" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/ae52/GNERGY/DSCN1914.jpg?t=1278453316" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Tarey</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GNERGY, post: 405282"] I have a 25-06 that I had built back in the 70's for groundhog huntin with around 500 rounds thru it and have had trouble getting it to group lately. When it was new it would shoot 5 shot 1/2 inch groups all day, and that was with mixed lot used 30-06 military brass. My farthest groundhog kill was 550yds. I have always used a cleaning rod guide, but have also used some JB on it. So after all the reading I do on here, I thought why not recrown it. I have access to a lathe and a mill where I am working now. So I wrapped it up so it didn't look anything firearms related and took it in to work. Indicated it in and cut a little off. It is a chrome moly barrel so I left a little blue ring around the outside. It wouldn't shoot less than an inch at 100yds before the recrown. It was over 95* in the shade with me trying to figure out a 1/2 inch of mirage ( orange square was dancing around ) I put 5 shots in 3/4 inch at 100yds. So it looks like I will get some more good shooting out of the old 25-06. Before, blurry pic [IMG]http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/ae52/GNERGY/DSCN1903.jpg?t=1278452736[/IMG] After recrown [IMG]http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/ae52/GNERGY/DSCN1918.jpg?t=1278452854[/IMG] Better goup at 100yds Sierra 90gr. HPBT less than an inch. [IMG]http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/ae52/GNERGY/DSCN1916.jpg?t=1278452983[/IMG] The old 25-06 made like the heavy benchrest/ varmint rifles. I made the stock from a big old piece of walnut that I bought that was for a fireplace mantle. [IMG]http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/ae52/GNERGY/DSCN1909.jpg?t=1278453316[/IMG] [IMG]http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/ae52/GNERGY/DSCN1914.jpg?t=1278453316[/IMG] Tarey [/QUOTE]
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