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reacting vigorously with the fresh supply of ambient air upon escaping the barrel (secondary flash). The size of the flash depends on factors such as barrel length (shorter barrels have less time for complete combustion, hence more unburnt powder), the type (fast- vs. slow-burning) and amount of
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slightly and guides the bullet towards the area where the riflingless bore transitions into fully rifled bore. Together they form the throat region, where the riflings impactfully "bite" into the moving bullet during shooting. The throat is subjected to the greatest thermomechanical
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of the muzzle is crucial to accuracy, because it is the last point of contact between the barrel and the projectile. If inconsistent gaps exist between the muzzle and the projectile, escaping propellant gases may spread unevenly and deflect the projectile from its intended path (see
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When a firearm cartridge is chambered, its casing occupies the chamber but its bullet actually protrudes beyond the chamber into the posterior end of the bore. Even in a rifled bore, this short rear section is without rifling, and allows the bullet an initial "run-up" to build up
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Closeup of barrel throat area. The chamber is to the left, and the muzzle is to the right. The freebore (cyan) and leade (dark grey) transition into rifled bore (pale grey), and the comparison between freebore diameter vs. rifling groove and land
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Fluting is the removal of material from a cylindrical surface, usually creating rounded grooves, for the purpose of reducing weight. This is most often done to the exterior surface of a rifle barrel, though it may also be applied to the
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to shape the scatter pattern for better range and accuracy. Chokes are implemented as either interchangeable screw-in chokes for particular applications, or as fixed permanent chokes integral to the barrel.
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is a firearm barrel that has been shaved down to be thinner and an exterior sleeve slipped over and fused to it that improves rigidity, weight and cooling. Most common form of composite barrel are those with
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of the barrel, and takes up a vast majority portion of the barrel length. It is the part of the barrel where the projectile (bullet, shot, or slug) is located prior to firing and where it gains
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barrels, the contour of a muzzle is designed to keep the rifling safe from damage by intruding foreign objects, so the front ends of the rifling grooves are commonly protected behind a recessed
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In the context of firearms design, manufacturing and modification, the word "chambering" has a different meaning, and refers to fitting a weapon's chamber specifically to fire a particular
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provided a higher rate of fire, but early breechloaders lacked an effective way of sealing the escaping gases that leaked from the back end (breech) of the barrel, reducing the available
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and completely separate from the barrel, with a single cylinder having multiple chambers that are rotated in turns into alignment with the barrel in anticipation of being fired.
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Illustration of the various sections of a typical rifle chamber. The back end is to the left, and the front is to the right. Body (purple), shoulder (pink) and neck (green).
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is often seen at the muzzle. This flash is produced by both superheated propellant gases radiating energy during expansion (primary flash), and the incompletely combusted
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is attained by the projectile as it is being pushed out. If the barrel material cannot cope with the pressure within the bore, the barrel itself might suffer
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materials known and tested to withstand the pressures involved. Artillery pieces are made by various techniques providing reliably sufficient strength.
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and make the barrel more efficient to cool after firing, though the reduced material mass also means the barrel will heat up easily during firing.
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in shotguns) to separate cleanly from the casing and be propelled forward along the barrel to exit out of the front (muzzle) end as a flying
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barrels firing multiple sub-projectiles (such as shotgun shot), the bore at the muzzle end might have a tapered constriction called
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machined into the bore wall. When shooting, a rifled bore imparts spin to the projectile about its longitudinal axis, which
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While the main purpose of fluting is just to reduce weight and improve portability, when adequately done it can retain the
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American Military Shoulder Arms, Volume III: Flintlock Alterations and Muzzleloading Percussion Shoulder Arms, 1840-1865
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and explode, which will not only destroy the gun but also present a life-threatening danger to people nearby. Modern
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sleeves, but there are proprietary examples such as the Teludyne Tech Straitjacket. They are seldom used outside
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before encountering riflings during shooting. The most posterior part of this unrifled section is called a
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Production steps in the cold-hammer forging process to produce the barrels for a double-barrelled shotgun
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Chambering a gun is the process of loading a cartridge into the gun's chamber, either manually as in
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propellant (higher total amount means likely more unburnt residues) loaded in the cartridge.
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The rapid expansion of propellant gases at the muzzle during firing also produce a powerful
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was not advanced enough to cast tubes capable of withstanding the explosive forces of early
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of 1586 with its huge bore and a barrel exterior which is perceived like a stack of storage
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the fastest. Throat erosion is often the main determining factor of a gun's barrel life.
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can be attached to the muzzle of the weapon to either diminish or conceal the flash.
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cannon barrels, and used the technology to make the earliest infantry firearms — the
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the rear bore of a barrel blank, with a single chamber within a single barrel. In
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wave that can cause damage to nearby fragile objects. Accessory devices such as
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were invented that sealed a breechloader against the escape of propellant gases.
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loaded from the front end (muzzle) of the barrel, and were capable of only a low
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to the shooter and bystanders. The non-audible component of the blast is an
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is the front end of a barrel from which the projectile will exit. Precise
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on the outside to allow the attachment of different accessory devices.
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A gun barrel must be able to hold in the expanding gas produced by the
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Concise History of Science & Invention: An Illustrated Time Line
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Firearm component which guides the projectile during acceleration
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of the whole barrel, which is sealed tight from behind by the
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is inserted in position ready to be fired. In most firearms (
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can be used to redirect muzzle blast in order to counter the
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due to the cumbersome loading process. The later-invented
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The Arming and Fitting of English Ships of War, 1600-1815
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Quertermous, Russell C.; Quertermous, Steven C. (1981).
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during the firing process. The projectile's status of
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Gun barrels are usually made of some type of metal or
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while travelling down the bore is referred to as its
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Naval Institute Press. pp. 88–90. 690:after its exit from the barrel (i.e. the 1301:Quertermous & Quertermous, p. 429 f. 507:for shotguns) from moving, allowing the 1041: 1264:. Naval Institute Press. p. 263. 1177:Moller, George D. (15 November 2011). 749:Rheinmetall 120 mm smoothbore tank gun 605:A = land diameter, B = groove diameter 228:. During the 19th century, effective 1286:"Method of manufacturing gun barrels" 766:rifle, equipped with a birdcage-type 487:during firing. When the cartridge's 7: 530:, or via operating the weapon's own 1129:. National Geographic. p. 92. 424:is the cavity at the back end of a 404:A cartridge being chambered into a 181:. Early European guns were made of 1261:Principles of Naval Weapon Systems 1150:James, Rodney (15 December 2010). 1073:. Lerner Publications. p. 8. 344:. 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1059: 1040: 1039: 1037: 1034: 1033: 1032: 1027: 1022: 1017: 1012: 1007: 1002: 997: 992: 990:Bore evacuator 977: 974: 967: 960: 959: 955: 948: 947: 943: 936: 935: 934: 930: 929: 928: 927: 863:muzzle shrouds 734: 731: 677:gyroscopically 642:kinetic energy 607: 596: 587: 566: 563: 528:single loading 394:Main article: 391: 388: 386: 383: 379:action threads 374: 371: 353: 350: 291:Main article: 288: 285: 255:in use in 1944 244: 241: 135: 132: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3745: 3734: 3731: 3729: 3726: 3725: 3723: 3716: 3697: 3694: 3692: 3689: 3687: 3684: 3681: 3677: 3674: 3673: 3671: 3667: 3661: 3658: 3656: 3653: 3651: 3648: 3646: 3643: 3639: 3636: 3635: 3634: 3631: 3629: 3626: 3624: 3621: 3620: 3617: 3614: 3612: 3608: 3602: 3599: 3595: 3592: 3590: 3587: 3586: 3585: 3581: 3578: 3577: 3575: 3573: 3569: 3563: 3560: 3558: 3555: 3553: 3552:Most-produced 3550: 3548: 3545: 3543: 3540: 3536: 3533: 3532: 3531: 3528: 3526: 3523: 3521: 3518: 3514: 3511: 3510: 3509: 3506: 3505: 3503: 3501: 3497: 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2592: 2589: 2587: 2584: 2582: 2581:Muzzleloading 2579: 2577: 2574: 2572: 2569: 2567: 2564: 2562: 2559: 2557: 2554: 2552: 2549: 2547: 2546:Breechloading 2544: 2542: 2539: 2537: 2534: 2532: 2529: 2527: 2524: 2523: 2520: 2517: 2515: 2511: 2501: 2498: 2496: 2493: 2491: 2488: 2486: 2483: 2481: 2478: 2476: 2473: 2471: 2468: 2464: 2461: 2460: 2459: 2456: 2454: 2451: 2449: 2446: 2444: 2441: 2439: 2436: 2434: 2431: 2429: 2426: 2424: 2421: 2420: 2418: 2416: 2412: 2404: 2401: 2400: 2399: 2396: 2394: 2391: 2389: 2386: 2384: 2381: 2379: 2376: 2374: 2371: 2369: 2366: 2364: 2361: 2357: 2354: 2353: 2352: 2349: 2347: 2344: 2342: 2339: 2337: 2334: 2332: 2329: 2327: 2324: 2322: 2319: 2317: 2314: 2312: 2311:Muzzle shroud 2309: 2307: 2304: 2300: 2299:Stripper clip 2297: 2295: 2292: 2290: 2289:High-capacity 2287: 2285: 2282: 2280: 2277: 2275: 2272: 2271: 2270: 2267: 2263: 2260: 2258: 2255: 2254: 2253: 2250: 2246: 2243: 2241: 2238: 2236: 2233: 2232: 2231: 2228: 2226: 2223: 2221: 2218: 2216: 2213: 2211: 2208: 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1766: 1763: 1761: 1758: 1756: 1753: 1752: 1751: 1748: 1746: 1743: 1739: 1736: 1735: 1734: 1731: 1727: 1724: 1723: 1722: 1719: 1717: 1714: 1710: 1707: 1706: 1705: 1702: 1700: 1697: 1695: 1694:Anti-materiel 1692: 1691: 1688: 1685: 1682: 1678: 1674: 1668: 1665: 1663: 1660: 1656: 1653: 1651: 1648: 1647: 1646: 1643: 1639: 1636: 1635: 1634: 1631: 1627: 1624: 1623: 1622: 1619: 1617: 1614: 1612: 1609: 1607: 1604: 1600: 1597: 1596: 1595: 1592: 1590: 1587: 1585: 1582: 1580: 1577: 1576: 1574: 1572: 1568: 1562: 1559: 1557: 1554: 1552: 1549: 1547: 1544: 1542: 1539: 1537: 1534: 1532: 1529: 1527: 1524: 1522: 1519: 1517: 1514: 1511: 1507: 1504: 1500: 1497: 1495: 1492: 1490: 1487: 1486: 1485: 1482: 1480: 1477: 1475: 1472: 1470: 1467: 1465: 1462: 1460: 1456: 1453: 1452: 1449: 1445: 1440: 1436: 1426: 1423: 1421: 1418: 1416: 1413: 1411: 1408: 1406: 1403: 1399: 1396: 1395: 1394: 1391: 1390: 1387: 1383: 1378: 1374: 1370: 1366: 1359: 1354: 1352: 1347: 1345: 1340: 1339: 1336: 1328: 1326:0-89145-146-3 1322: 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Index

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Gun barrel (disambiguation)

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firearms
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air guns
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Lee-Enfield rifle
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