Messed up my crown

[bandit31985]

I was looking at my S&W 686 today and i noticed that the crown or end of the bore was misshapen, i noticed it had seamed very inaccurate the last few times i shot it. I would assume this happened from not being careful when cleaning. is there any way i can get this fixed? i used to love my gun but lately it has shot like crap. please help!!!

 

[Spartacus451]

You have to beat up on the gun pretty bad to ruin the crown. Can you post a photo? There is always the possibility it came like that from the factory.

 

[Bboomer]

A total re-bbl or have the bbl cut and re-crowned are about your only choices. Sorry to hear for your misfortune. Got pics?

 

[MMCSRET]

I have an M10-6 heavy barrel that I damaged the crown just enough to throw the accuracy off a little bit. Can be recrowned easily, my 'smith is swamped at this time so I'll hold off and have him do it later. He said 20 minutes and $20. I'll shoot my O.P. for the time being.

 

[WC145]

Any competent gunsmith should be able to recrown it for you at a reasonable price.