Can A Damaged Rifle Crown Still Shoot Accurately?

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Жыл бұрын

If you damaged your barrel crown while hunting, would you be confident taking a shot at an animal? Ryan does the unthinkable and destroys his barrel crown to see how it affects his accuracy and point of impact. We also work with some experts to bring the crown back to life. Check out the test and our results in this video!
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@oldfatcrabxx Жыл бұрын

I literally cringed... 😂

@vettepilot427 Жыл бұрын

The effects are even more pronounced with a high velocity centerfire cartridge and jacketed bullets. This is also why removing and cleaning your muzzle brake needs to be part of your cleaning routine. We've had customers who thought the barrel was shot out since they lost accuracy but cleaned the gun regularly. However, the brake was never removed as part of the cleaning process and there was buildup between the brake and the crown.

@SixOFord Жыл бұрын

Is protecting the crown important ? Yes, I believe so. Is it as fragile as some would have you believe ? I don't think so. I read a good article one time titled "The Imperfect Crown" I can't remember if it was on long range hunting or where it was but they hacksawed a 300winmag from 26" down to 16" an inch at a time and shot it for velocity. What surprised them the most was that it would still group even with the imperfect crown. It was a good read.

@centurionware Жыл бұрын

I've a 5.56, very cheaply made. Poor steel in the barrel, metal fatigued after the first 200 rounds. I lost a chip of steel from the crown. Went from 1 MOA to 6 just like that.

@tiputipu777 Жыл бұрын

You are actually not damaging the crown, you are damaging the bore. Damages to the crown (which protects the bore and rifling) generally does nothing. If I recall speedys most accurate barrel was uncrowned because he forgot to do it before barreled his f-class gun.

@fell9654 Жыл бұрын

The effect is both less than I expected and more than I expected. I've always heard people talk about the effect damage would have, but this is the first time I've seen a direct test of it.

@Longshothawk Жыл бұрын

Now do centerfire

@jimjab3631 Жыл бұрын

Let's try a copper brush and be rough with it, not chisel the crown

@charlesludwig9173

Short answer is the crown must be perfect for match winning results at distance. Distance is the key since damaged bullet will try to right itself from initial yaw and this action causes the bullet to loose stability and not even reach the distant target.

@shammym4294 Жыл бұрын

So what he proved first.... dropping barrels on cement will tighten your group significantly 😂

@brentrasmussen2440 Жыл бұрын

You my friend have a fun job! Always heard it said that damage could impact grouping, but never been willing to sacrifice a barrel to test it.

@johnstewart2011 Жыл бұрын

Another excellent report based on an actual test. Thanks.

@EpikArms Жыл бұрын

Awesome video Ryan!

@WayStedYou Жыл бұрын

Never thought it would change the impacts that much

@copperkai Жыл бұрын

Hah. Was doing a ton of reading about rifle crown last night. Glad to see this video this morning.

@SaneAsylum Жыл бұрын

Something many people miss is the fact that gasses are expelled before and after the bullet leaves the barrel at velocities higher than the bullet's velocity. The flow of those gasses if irregular will most definitely create instability in bullet flight. That is probably the primary factor in normally damaged muzzles rather than the bore being disrupted (which does not occur that much).