My 2nd Krag

[browningautorifle]

I'm thinking if you had to finish a chamber the ridge would go away anyway, could just be turned off on the lathe too.

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[ssgross]

could just be turned off on the lathe too.

keep rubbing it in...I need a lathe. I don't think that will happen though until my first retirement.
The supposed reason for that ridge in Doco's barrel was to give a bit more material in finishing to accommodate variances in wear, overlapping of bolts, and slight differences between receiver models, without the need for a lathe to finish the job. Thankfully, mine is clean and square.