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Originally Posted by RJ in Oregon
a recessed crown is usually used to protect the end of the barrel rifleing. If you nick the front of a barrel on the rifleing, it can really screw up accuracy. (something tells me I misspelled rifleing)
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The crown is, of course, to protect the rifling. The question no one seems to be able to answer so far is, "Why the recessed crown?", versus the usual rolled profile crown at the muzzle. The recess does put the rifling further out of harm's way, but I wonder if there is anything more to it than that.