On Friday, I cut a Savage factory 22" barrel down to 20" for the third time. Two of those were .308 barrels and this one was a 6.5 CM - all sporter profiles.

I am cutting and crowning these barrels with common hand tools. Hacksaw - Dremel rotary stone - File - Sandpaper - Large brass screw chucked in hand drill - Birchwood Casey cold blue pen.

In all three cases, the "garage" crown job produced better groups than the factory crown.

Has anyone else had this experience?