muzzle crown question...

[chaindrive]

does anyone else think that ruger could have done a better job in finishing the muzzle crown?

mine has a slight bevel on the outside of the barrel but the crown looks like they could have taken more time to smooth out the land and groove facing.

there's really no roughness in this area but it doesn't look as finished as say my browning hi-power.

would there be any gains by taking it to a smith for a clean up?

the pistol shoots fine as it is.

has anyone done this to their 1911?

thanks.

 

[LaneP]

That's a tough call because if the pistol is grouping well my inclination would be to save the money for ammo or what have you. If on the other hand you find a smith that you know does good work and it's within budget, what the heck. No way to tell if it will affect grouping to the positive until it's done though.

 

[1911Tuner]

It's highly doubtful that Ruger made the barrel.

 

[Mike J]

Ruger leaves the barrel uncrowned. I haven't seen him post in a while but a member here crowned the barrel of his SR 1911 & replaced the bushing. It seemed to tighten up his groups considerably. Here is a link to his thread. http://www.rugerforum.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=196209&p=1963987#p1963987

 

[modrifle3]

Mine was pretty rough . . . to the best of my knowledge Ruger makes their barrels. I feel if Ruger would have used an outside barrel manufacturer the finish would be better. On the downside the MSRP would have gone up.

 

[pjvrefugee]

I am both comfortable and happy with the weapons I purchase from Ruger. they are working man's guns that give an excellent service life. durable, accurate, reliable and compared to the competition relatively inexpensive. dollar for dollar, in my opinion, the best value in the industry. I might change a spring or polish a feed ramp, but in general, shoot them and enjoy. my CMD is a good example of that. 40% less than my full sized Kimber and every bit as accurate and reliable.

 

[Precision32]

You can lap the crown yourself using a brass round head machine screw and some fine Clover Brand valve lapping compound if it really bothers you. Brownells also sells brass lapping cones just for this job.

 

[Snake45]

the pistol shoots fine as it is.

There's the really important part of the story. :wink:

BTW, I once built up a whole 1911 using leftover parts from several other builds, just to get them out of the cigar box. The ancient, unmarked GI barrel had a giant ding in the muzzle, intruding into the bore, and I ground this out with a $2 conical grinding stone I bought at KMart (I'm not kidding), turning it by hand until the damaged area was gone from the bore. Wouldn't you know it, that stupid parts gun, made up of leftover and "junk" parts for a total cash investment of less than a good barrel alone would have cost me, turned out to be the most accurate 1911 of any kind I've ever shot. :shock:

 

[Chuck 100 yd]

What pjvrefugee said +1.
I checked my three for crown finish and they seem just fine to me.

 

[chaindrive]

thanks for the replies.

based on them I think i'll leave well enough alone.

the closest gunsmith (las cruces, nm) quoted me a price of $35 to machine it.
figure in gas for the drive and i'm looking at about $65.

money better spent on reloading supplies.

 

[dakota1911]

From what I understand, Ruger machines the barrel and bushing from the same piece of steel and they stay together during the manufacturing process. I think they come out of the Prescott, AZ plant. My two SR1911s and SR1911CMD shoot very well. Better finish on the barrel would be nice but would no doubt drive up the MSRP.