Crown of barrel question

[DavidB2]

I am currently looking to purchase a used a I am currently looking to purchase a used and fiddled Enfield Musketoon. However, the one I am looking at had a chip or nick on the end of the barrel. Here is a picture of the muzzle crown. Please give me your thoughts as to whether buying this rifle is a risk.

 

[rcmodel]

It could easily be re-crowned with a big brass round head screw and some valve grinding compound.

Or, a proper crowning cutter.

Or, even judicious use of a fine cut round needle file to remove the burr.

At any rate, it wouldn't be a deal-breaker to me if the price is right.


In fact, it would be a bargaining point I would use to reduce the purchase price!!

And then smile all the way home!!

rc

 

[DavidB2]

Price is $400

Price is $400. My on other concer is the shape of the bore. The guy doesn't want to flex on the price. It's a Euroarms musketoon.

 

[4v50 Gary]

It can easily be recrowned. If it's a Parker-Hale, buy it.

 

[CANNONMAN]

YUP! Gotta agree with Master Gary. Second year in my gun smith class and crowing, very good crowning is a relatively simple thing to do. I would add that there are a lot of variations on this topic on which is best. Here, stick with the original crown. Don't change it to something it wasn't. My .02.

 

[BCRider]

As mentioned i'd use it as a bargaining chip.

It most certainly needs to be fixed though. It's actually pretty huge as crown dings go. But it's an easy fix.

 

[4v50 Gary]

Cannonman - we ground our own crowning bits to cut our decorative crowns. Then we did the actual crown by hand (pilot guide in a crowning tool attached to a handle). When you say to keep the original crown, don't you have to grind a bit to match it?

 

[Zeke/PA]

Clamp the muzzle end in a vise and with a 45 degree countersink in your and drill , run VERY slowly with LOTS of cutting oil of some kind.
Polish with the same cutter with a piece of polishing paper between barrel and cutter .
Once again, go SLOWLY!

 

[Panzerschwein]

It could easily be re-crowned with a big brass round head screw and some valve grinding compound.

Or, a proper crowning cutter.

Or, even judicious use of a fine cut round needle file to remove the burr.

At any rate, it wouldn't be a deal-breaker to me if the price is right.


In fact, it would be a bargaining point I would use to reduce the purchase price!!

And then smile all the way home!!

rc

+1

Make sure it's a pure brass screw.