When a crown does not have the sharp edges anymore, is there a way to re-crown it yourself, for instance with the use of a Dremel tool?

The dremel tool is NOT the way to go. Brownell"s sells a crowning tool with different mandrels. this is a good way to go. You can then recrown your other rifles to drive the cost of the tooling down.

Dremel tool and barrel shouldn't be used in the same sentence. Don't get me wrong I use one to hog out fiberglass, and bedding when I bed a fiberglass rifle ro redo any bedding. They are just not a tool I grab when I need accuracy. A recrown only takes a few minutes.

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Originally posted by reindeer:
When a crown does not have the sharp edges anymore, is there a way to re-crown it yourself, for instance with the use of a Dremel tool?

JMHO As long as the crown is even all the way around and the rifle is still shooting accurately I wouldn't recrown it. If however the muzzle is only rounded off on the bottom where the cleaning rod has been drug across it, then recrowning is probably in order.

I could see how the use of a Dremel tool and a flex shaft might help bubba prepare his tooth for a crown, but I wouldn't recommend using one to crown a rifle.