Recessed Crown Question

[divingin]

I've seen some say that the recessed crown was for protection to some degree.

I thought that was all it was for.

 

[divingin]

A friend has an Anschutz 1408 running game rifle that's done that way. The counterbore is quite deep. Maybe 4-6 inches? I think he told me the length of the rifled portion of the barrel is only about 16-18 inches.
It shoots well enough, but no better than a regular barrel.

A lot of smallbore guys would do that (using what they called it a bloop tube) to get increased sight radius. Not sure if there was some other additional purpose (I dabbled in position shooting but was never really any good. And now it would take me too long to get up from any position other than standing.)

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

A lot of smallbore guys would do that (using what they called it a bloop tube) to get increased sight radius. Not sure if there was some other additional purpose (I dabbled in position shooting but was never really any good. And now it would take me too long to get up from any position other than standing.)

I resemble that remark, too. Lol!

 

[Uncle Bruce]

A lot of smallbore guys would do that (using what they called it a bloop tube) to get increased sight radius. Not sure if there was some other additional purpose (I dabbled in position shooting but was never really any good. And now it would take me too long to get up from any position other than standing.)

Yes it was for the longer sight radius. Within the rules.

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

Here's a pic of the muzzle of a pretty state of the art rimfire BR rifle, arguably the winningest sporter rifle ever, in his hands.

Their rules don't allow adjustable tuners, so this is what they have in many/most cases.

 

[Idaho-Lefty]

Now they make screw on blast cans for the same purpose Franklin espoused, direct blast away from shooter to make sound less to shooter.
Opposite of how a brake directs blast toward your neighbor.

They're Great for sending, the Blast FORWARD ( for Sound Mitigation ! ) I have, a Witt machine, SME "Can" on my braked, .223 semi-auto and it, works,. great !
Mr. Franklin was,.. ahead of his Time !

 

[VA_XTC_Shooter]

They're Great for sending, the Blast FORWARD ( for Sound Mitigation ! ) I have, a Witt machine, SME "Can" on my braked, .223 semi-auto and it, works,. great !
Mr. Franklin was,.. ahead of his Time !

I too have one on a hunting AR. Still should wear ear pro, but I never do when hunting (except duck hunting when I'm shooting a lot more than one shot for a deer).