How do you check and repair crown??
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meanmike8665
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Usually, a blown or torn patch is the first clue.
I have use a magnifying glass to look for worn spots and small burrs. I have a friend with a metal lathe and he re-cuts the crowns for me.
Michael
I have use a magnifying glass to look for worn spots and small burrs. I have a friend with a metal lathe and he re-cuts the crowns for me.
Michael
meanmike said:
It looks OK but eye measurement might be incorrect. Yes, I have considered that. And, after 40+ years and countless thousands of times loading and cleaning, even with brass or plastic bore guides, wear is possible. I know a couple muzzle restore techniques but have never tried them. I'm sorta handy repairing guns but don't want to screw up on this one. That will be a last resort measure.
meanmike said:
Good question. My patches look good. One way to dress up a muzzle is to get some brass round head screws, larger than your bore, and chuck one up in a hand drill then apply valve grinding paste and go at the muzzle. I have seen this frequently reccomended but have never tried. I'm going to pose this question in the gunsmith forum.
meanmike8665
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I was in denial for a while with one of mine and tried everything I could think of. different charge, patching, ball size, and lubes, finally have a another shooter do the honors while I spotted patches. That is when we found the problem.
Good Luck!!! If that is the problem find someone who really knows about re-crowning, it is worth any money spent!
Michael
Good Luck!!! If that is the problem find someone who really knows about re-crowning, it is worth any money spent!
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I have actually done that on a couple of older rifles and they came out great. I also had a friend that got his dad's old 22 and was asking me about what the heck could have happened it used to shoot really good now he can't hit anything. So the usual cleaning and the barrel looked good but when I looked at the muzzle it had a big nick right inside the crown cutting into the bore and groove. I suggested that he try the bolt head and lapping compound go slow check it often which he did and it did restore his dads old rifle.
I don't know that I would try it on a really accurate target rifle unless it was a last resort? Maybe if you decide that it needs to be done and don't have a gunsmith close by that is capable of cutting a muzzleloader crown it might be worth the effort. Your toy!
RB
I don't know that I would try it on a really accurate target rifle unless it was a last resort? Maybe if you decide that it needs to be done and don't have a gunsmith close by that is capable of cutting a muzzleloader crown it might be worth the effort. Your toy!
RB
