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Old 11-04-2008, 02:17 PM
WayneShaw WayneShaw is offline
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It is far easier and more accurate to both chamber and crown thru the headstock, than by using a steady rest. I guarantee you the majority of benchrest gunsmiths chamber thru the headstock, and they crown that way too. Yes, just about every barrel will have the bore eccentric to the OD. Why would you re-turn the barrel profile just to crown the barrel? And that is what you would have to do "between centers" in order to use a steady.

What you can't do "between centers", is use a range rod and align the bore to the axis of the lathe.
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