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Yeah, cool, except I'd never do it on anything but a cheap .22 rifle. If you need to fix the muzzle on a centerfire rifle, take it to someone with a lathe and let them do it right...
Sorry, the gunsmith in me feels like its a half-*** way to do it. I prefer the precision with a lathe. If it works for you, great. Me, I'll do it right, even if its just right for me. Besides, that limits you to a hunter's crown. An 11 degree target crown takes me about 30 seconds longer on a lathe, looks better, and works better for me...
And a much better chance of baffle strikes if you shoot with a can.I'm one for a lathe also...a crown that isn't concentric and precise can really make things worse in a short time...more gasses on one side then the other..more erosion, etc..
Thanks for the help. I am doing this on a Kel-Tec Sub 2000 so we are not talking MOA accuracy (although it does do quite well considering) It has no crown at all and I recently took it apart for a thorough cleaning and a little trigger work and I would have done the crown on my lathe but the design of the folding barrel does not allow for easy chuck up so all things considered any crown (even hand done) will be better than none.
I agree - that is why I left the barrel I was going to crown alone (the Sub 2000 barrel) The folding design of the Sub 2000 barrel does not allow for easy disassembly and even if removed I do not see an easy way to chuck it up in my lathe.I would not think of crowning a rifle any way but in a lathe.