Muzzle crowning?????????

[damon1272]

I have a question regarding crowning of teh muzzle on a rifle. Why is it seemed to be done with a reamer rather than just cutting the muzzle when the barrel is chucked up in a lathe? Is there really that big of a difference?

[Josh]

As far as i know it is done on a lathe when one is available.

What would make you think other wise?

[damon1272]

All of the stuff that I have seen shows using a reamer. I was just wondering if it made a real difference.

[Fjold]

If it's not installed in the lathe already it takes more time to get it set up true than it does to ream it by hand.

Good gunsmiths will do it in a lathe.

[Josh]

All of the stuff that I have seen shows using a reamer. I was just wondering if it made a real difference.

In all reality as long as the reamer is good and true then no.

But its very easy to get chatter with a hand reamer and very hard to get it out with hand tools once its there.

[ar15barrels]

Piloted crowning cutters are for people without a lathe.

[damon1272]

Thanks Randall. I figured that a lathe would be the best way. I have just never seen it in the magazines. Anyways thanks for the responses.