Ding in crown from factory - photo inside

[manbearpig]

I received a Ruger M77 MkII brand new the other day, and noticed this ding in the crown.
it seems so small, but everyone is so concerned about protecting the crowns on rifles im wondering if this is significant enough to worry about it affecting accuracy: (sorry about the dust, i circled the fault - it looks like a pit, not really a ding)

in my non-expert opinion it seems way too far away from the rifling to affect the even escape of gases, but a local smith i asked told me it will affect accuracy and im wondering if its true or he just wants money for a recrown job.

 

[Ishootguns]

That will have no effect on the barrels performance at all. If that mark were down right at the rifling,maybe. Time to go shoot and be happy.

 

[Striker]

I am far from an expert on anything , however..the bullet isn't going to come anywhere near that when it exits the muzzle so it won't affect accuracy at all IMHO.
Again I'm not a gunsmith and I didn't stay at a Holiday in last night either.

 

[308BAR]

The gunsmith wants to milk you for money. He'd probably just end up buffing it out. that ding like the others said will not affect accuracy.

 

[manbearpig]

thanks, thought so.
i just noticed how dusty my place is, LOL.

 

[RePete]

It's a mark that's not anywhere near the rifling, so it won't affect the accuracy of the rifle.

Leave it alone.

 

[maynard]

Looks to me like the crown was doing exactly what it was put on for, to protect the bore from damage. Find another gunsmith, the one you have now is trying to rip you off.

 

[Scott_N]

T-3s don't have factory installed dings on their crowns! Just joking with you... just my opinion (like you have yours), but I think you take your dislike for T-3s a little too far.

 

[manbearpig]

hey, im behaving. i havent said anything bad about them for days now. well, except for

id never put (a picatinny rail) on a 'fine' rifle since they look out of place but were talking a Tikka here -- its not like its going to 'ruin the graceful lines' or anything

but id say that about most modern rifles
and its not really 'bad', just honest

 

[Camk]

I received a Ruger M77 MkII brand new the other day, and noticed this ding in the crown.
it seems so small, but everyone is so concerned about protecting the crowns on rifles im wondering if this is significant enough to worry about it affecting accuracy: (sorry about the dust, i circled the fault - it looks like a pit, not really a ding)

in my non-expert opinion it seems way too far away from the rifling to affect the even escape of gases, but a local smith i asked told me it will affect accuracy and im wondering if its true or he just wants money for a recrown job.

Looks to me like your copper mining J\K

I think you need to cut the barrel back about 3 inches and recrown LOL

Its fine, dirty, but fine

Cam

 

[manbearpig]

thats the fouling from the factory test fire!

 

[BCboy]

I received a Ruger M77 MkII brand new the other day, and noticed this ding in the crown.
it seems so small, but everyone is so concerned about protecting the crowns on rifles im wondering if this is significant enough to worry about it affecting accuracy: (sorry about the dust, i circled the fault - it looks like a pit, not really a ding)

in my non-expert opinion it seems way too far away from the rifling to affect the even escape of gases, but a local smith i asked told me it will affect accuracy and im wondering if its true or he just wants money for a recrown job.

For one if it was a brand new rifle and the ding was into the rifling I would think that would be a warrinty issue and I would think most smiths would tell you that . That little "ding" if you would call it that will have no effect on accuracy .

Now if you want to see a real ugly looking crown from the factory have a look at the stevens that came to my mailbox one day , it still was not into the rifling ,but I was not going to take any chances ,lets just say it went right back to be exchanged for a new one

 

[BC Mike]

thanks, thought so.
i just noticed how dusty my place is, LOL.

Never mind the dust. How did you do that great close-up of the crown?
Mike

 

[gyates93]

Never mind the dust. How did you do that great close-up of the crown?
Mike

Macro mode on the digital camera, is my guess..