Bought this Savage factory barrel from Numrich new. It has a small area of concern on the muzzle. Is this fixable by a gunsmith or is the barrel toast? I plan on getting a muzzlebrake put on anyway.
Gunsmithing Muzzle Crown ?
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Re: Muzzle Crown ?
Your smith will fix that if you plan to put a break on it, and he probaly will not charge you for touching that part up. Mine didnt.
Your smith will fix that if you plan to put a break on it, and he probaly will not charge you for touching that part up. Mine didnt.
Re: Muzzle Crown ?
There are shooters who swear by a bevel cut right where your ding is. Said to be the Peanut Butter to a boattail's Jelly.
Just a thought.
There are shooters who swear by a bevel cut right where your ding is. Said to be the Peanut Butter to a boattail's Jelly.
Just a thought.
Re: Muzzle Crown ?
The bevel is intended to avoid a jag from nicking the edge when being pulled back through.
11* is the "quote" best relief angle as proven by the Dept of the Army back in the 1950's.
Several smiths (myself included) strongly advocate the "razor edge" crown so long as the end user has the sense to be careful with it when cleaning.
Good luck on getting it fixed OP. Be interesting to see before/after on your plot sheets.
C.
The bevel is intended to avoid a jag from nicking the edge when being pulled back through.
11* is the "quote" best relief angle as proven by the Dept of the Army back in the 1950's.
Several smiths (myself included) strongly advocate the "razor edge" crown so long as the end user has the sense to be careful with it when cleaning.
Good luck on getting it fixed OP. Be interesting to see before/after on your plot sheets.
C.
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Agree with Chad 100%. I much prefer the razor edge and never drag a cleaning rod back through the barrel without unscrewing the jag first. One of the reasons barrels are damaged more by cleaning than by shooting.
Agree with Chad 100%. I much prefer the razor edge and never drag a cleaning rod back through the barrel without unscrewing the jag first. One of the reasons barrels are damaged more by cleaning than by shooting.
Re: Muzzle Crown ?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: C. Dixon</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The bevel is intended to avoid a jag from nicking the edge when being pulled back through.
11* is the "quote" best relief angle as proven by the Dept of the Army back in the 1950's.
Several smiths (myself included) strongly advocate the "razor edge" crown so long as the end user has the sense to be careful with it when cleaning.
C. </div></div>
What is the typical crown under a muzzle brake?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: C. Dixon</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The bevel is intended to avoid a jag from nicking the edge when being pulled back through.
11* is the "quote" best relief angle as proven by the Dept of the Army back in the 1950's.
Several smiths (myself included) strongly advocate the "razor edge" crown so long as the end user has the sense to be careful with it when cleaning.
C. </div></div>
What is the typical crown under a muzzle brake?
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Just a heads up, I recently had my Savages crown look like that. Sent it to a local smith and $30 later, I had an 11 degree crown and more accuracy in the rifle. I would try to get it recrowned if I were you.
Just a heads up, I recently had my Savages crown look like that. Sent it to a local smith and $30 later, I had an 11 degree crown and more accuracy in the rifle. I would try to get it recrowned if I were you.
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Took the barrel to Bill's Custom Automatics in Shelby Ms yesterday. For 75 bucks he's going to thread the barrel, recrown, and index the brake, not too bad. He's also going to take the old barrel off put this one on and headspace it. Then he's going to blast it all with Alum Oxide so I can duracoat it. If I ever get my stockade woodchuck, I'm going to bed the action and put it all together. Hopefully I can get all this done and have time to do some load developement before November deer season rolls around.
Took the barrel to Bill's Custom Automatics in Shelby Ms yesterday. For 75 bucks he's going to thread the barrel, recrown, and index the brake, not too bad. He's also going to take the old barrel off put this one on and headspace it. Then he's going to blast it all with Alum Oxide so I can duracoat it. If I ever get my stockade woodchuck, I'm going to bed the action and put it all together. Hopefully I can get all this done and have time to do some load developement before November deer season rolls around.
