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Offline teamnelson

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« on: July 30, 2004, 12:24:06 PM »
Has TC crowned differently over the years? I recently acquired a nice 10" .357 bull barrel, and I had to look twice to make certain it was crowned. I've seen other barrels with a more pronounced crown. I have seen barrels advertised with what the owner calls a "target" crown. Any thoughts? My only other pistol barrel is an octagonal, so it's hard to compare.
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« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2004, 06:48:24 PM »
I will tell you what I think I know, but I could be wrong.  All of the older barrels had a crown that lookes like a big radius to the ID of the barrel.  Most of the newer barrels I have bought (last couple of years) and my one from the custom shop come with what I think is called a target crown.  This crown has a sort of counterbore in the end of the barrel with the radius to ID inside the counterbore.  Do not know if my description makes sense, but I tried.
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« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2004, 11:07:05 AM »
I have 6 different factory barrels and among them are 3 types of crowns.  Two have recessed target type crowns (each has a slightly different recess and these are old and new barrels) and the other 4 have beveled (don’t know the exact terminology) crowns.  T/C claims they make all of their own barrels so who knows why the different crowns?  BCB
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« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2004, 12:50:04 PM »
Quote from: cknight98
you'd have to find 2 barrels in exactly the same length in the same chambering with the 2 different crowns to know for sure...


Since a few of the folks on this forum have multiples of the same chamber/length, I wonder if anyone has noticed a difference? Like most things, folks either swear by it or at it.
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« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2004, 01:48:50 PM »
Were any of the factory barrel crowns just cut off square to the barrel with linear cut marks, not circular and a slight crown into the bore?
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« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2004, 04:09:01 PM »
Crown?  What crown?

I have barrels with target type step crowns.
I have barrels with rounded ends.
I have barrels with flat ends.

I have had two barrels same caliber, sights, etc but different crown.

They all seem to work.

Steve   :D
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