crown on Browning SA-22 left in the white

[Cracko]

 
 
  Now I realize some of you will say "Who cares?", but I have always been curious--Why is the crown area of my 2011 SA-22 left "in the white", or in other words, not blued? On most other firearms it is blued like the rest of the barrel. Maybe the reason is they feel it is better to cut the crown after bluing? Would it make any difference? Maybe it is just for looks? If so, it think it looks odd.
 
Any speculation would be appreciated.

[keith44]

most that are blued are not truly crowned, rather they are radiused at the muzzle, and a counterbore is applied to the bore.  This is for mass produced cheaper barrels.  Yours was likely actually crowned.  If it bothers you, cold blue it, or "paint" it with a permanent marker.

[FPH]

Original or cut later?  And most production barrels are not really 'crowned'.

[keith44]

Original or cut later?  And most production barrels are not really 'crowned'.

IMO original, and that rounded end that tapers into the bore of the muzzle is not what I call a crown.  In most cases it works well enough, but a true crown has an obvious angle cut that opens the bore to around one caliber size larger over a depth of aprox 0.010" like a wide shallow "V" cut into the muzzle right at the end of the bore.

[FPH]

Won't argue with you there.  I have no idea why it is left virgin.

[Cracko]

 
 
Thanks for the info. The rifle was definitely purchased new.
 
These Browning sporter-weight semi-autos are not as accurate as say a bolt action or a target 10/22, but are OK within limits, and are a LOT of fun to shoot and pretty to look-at hanging on the wall. I really like mine. Go get one, shoot it a lot, and I think you'll like it too.

[Ladobe]

There are actually many different types of "crowns".  There has been endless experimentation over the years, some with known names, some maybe not.   Why a particular manufacturer uses what they do on a particular model probably only they know.   They are designed for different uses or because of manufacturing costs.    As you said, matters not as long as they work acceptable for what they were designed to do.     
 
I certainly enjoyed the 3 FN Browning SA22's I once had, they worked good enough for what I used them for at the time.