Quote Originally Posted by celltech View Post
I have cut several barrels down and crowned with a shell deburring tool. They all shoot 1/2 moa. I read an article once where they tried to mangle a crown and could not get the groups to open up. A couple of shots smoothed out any damage they did.
I'm inclined to believe this after my experience. I think so long as you can cut the barrel reasonably square, you're probably good to go.