1851 Navy with ding on muzzle

[qprhooligan]

I have a 1851 .44 barrel that has a ding on the muzzle. Looks like someone dropped it or hit it with something. Whats the best way to fix this? I know it wouldn't shoot accurately like it is.

 

[64Springer]

With a chamfering tool.

Or a file for down and dirty work.

Then cold blue.

 

[Splitear]

Unless it's something special, I'd leave it. Chances are you'll make it more noticable trying to fix it. If you shoot it, it probably will be one of several

 

[Eterry]

I have a 1851 .44 barrel that has a ding on the muzzle. Looks like someone dropped it or hit it with something. Whats the best way to fix this? I know it wouldn't shoot accurately like it is.

If you haven't actually shot it since the Ding, then I'd suggest you try that first.
I've seen many guns, both black powder and cartridge, with seriously flawed barrels but shot like a house afire.

What do you have to lose?

 

[HSmithTX]

Brass round head screw from the hardware store, coat the head with non-embedding grinding compound and while spinning on the crown make a figure 8 with the drill, next figure 8 is 45 degrees to the first, and so on. The key is keep the drill motor moving and do not spin in place. It will make a good crown. I've 'fixed' bad crowns on high power bolt action unmentionables with this method and they stack bullets. Is it as good as an indicated and lathe cut crown? 99-1 no, but likely will shoot as good as whatever gun you do it to was going to anyway.