Nick In Crown

[cabezaverde]

I have a cheap 38 revolver (Rossi) that has a pretty deep nick in the crown.

Can I just file the muzzle flat (I know, check it with a square), and then recrown it with a ball bearing and valve compound?

Not a gun I want to put money into.

[Wally]

You can buy a round abrasive ball from a hardware store that has a 1/4" rod inserted into it--you place on a drill and spin it on the crown/muzzle edge of the barrel--filing would be difficult to do IMHO and not something that I'd consider.

[dragonrider]

If it is not affecting how the gun shoots I would not do anything.

[Char-Gar]

Shoot it first and find out what you have. If that nick has moved any metal into or in front of the bore accuracy will be nil. I have had sixguns like that.

I guess you can do it with a file etc., but I use tools from Brownell. They sell a flat face cutter with a pilot that goes down into the bore to keep the cut flat and at a 90 degree angle to the bore. Once the old crown is removed and the muzzle flat, you can then use a chamfer took and the same pilot to cut the recess.

Once you have these tools, you will be suprised how often you can use them.

[Rodfac]

+1 on Dragonriders post... Rodfac

[Shiloh]

If it is not affecting how the gun shoots I would not do anything.

Hear Hear!!

Definitely not a desirable attribute, but what is done is done.

If it shoots okay, leave it. You could take it to a gunsmith and see what a re-crown would run. Crowns are particular. If you do it yourself and don't get it just right, you may really foul up how it shoots.

Shiloh

[cabezaverde]

It is shooting consistently left, and the crown is off center.

[DLCTEX]

Sounds as if you couldn't hurt it much. If you mess up you still need a crown job. If you're handy, go for it, many here do with good results. Of course, we don't often hear of the goofs.:veryconfu