ch: Welcome back! First off, 'yes' that is a quick and easy way to touch up a crown, as long as you have the proper tool. Another way is to use a blackpowder round ball of a suitable size to the bore, put some JB or valve lapping compound on it, and work it into the crown using hand pressure in a circular, lapping motion. This removes small imperfections or burrs, and can also restore accuracy. For 20, and 22 bore size, a .36 caliber lead ball works well. Quick, easy, and no lathe required.
The 2007 rat season was a good one for us. We hammered Skippy and his pals here in Oregon, and Northern California, but did not venture to the PD states. The shooting is actually better here, more cooperative (read: stupid) targets, and with the price of fuel these days, much cheaper and less driving involved, which translates into more shooting.
Here's a shot of my crew shooting from our rancher's flatbed semi-trailer he set up for us to get some elevation above the alfalfa to better see Skippy at long range. It worked great, and gave a nice stable platform to set up our benches for precise work past 300 yards.
This shot is from our California adventure, showing the firing line one day. We shot from just after dawn until almost 8:00 pm, and never ran out of targets. A guy could melt a barrel in such conditions. This particular day, there was almost zero wind, and shots out past 500 yards was possible with our 204's, 223's, and 223 Improved. We even had good shooting with our rimfire handguns and 17 HMR's because of lack of wind; a great shoot to remember.
Everybody had a great season, except for Skippy of course (below). But I suppose a quick demise via a speeding varmint bullet beats an agonizing three day death down in the burrow from poison, right? The only thing I can say is......"is it spring yet?"
It's good to see you back again, don't be a stranger.
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