I just got done coating the barrel on my newest bolt rifle with Aluma-Hyde. I learned a little trick for coating the muzzle without getting on the crown or in the bore. You take one of those squishy earplugs and put it in the bore. Then you can coat the muzzle. Simply remove the earplug and it leaves a perfect clean ring around the crown. I've done this many times.
Here's where it got interesting... I always look at the crown with a strong magnifying glass afterward just to be sure it's even and clean and no Aluma-Hyde in the bore. I noticed the crown on this rifle (which is double-stepped and supposedly professionally done) has little steel burrs where the lands end. Only on one or two lands. Almost looks as though one side of the land extends out past the crown. Not at all as clean looking as my 40X. So far the rifle shoots great. Should I stress about this and have a Gunsmith clean it up? I would take pictures but it's way too small to see in a picture. What say ye? Thanks in advance...
Here's where it got interesting... I always look at the crown with a strong magnifying glass afterward just to be sure it's even and clean and no Aluma-Hyde in the bore. I noticed the crown on this rifle (which is double-stepped and supposedly professionally done) has little steel burrs where the lands end. Only on one or two lands. Almost looks as though one side of the land extends out past the crown. Not at all as clean looking as my 40X. So far the rifle shoots great. Should I stress about this and have a Gunsmith clean it up? I would take pictures but it's way too small to see in a picture. What say ye? Thanks in advance...
