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I have a Pietta M1858 Remington competition grade cap lock revolver that has an eight-inch gain twist barrel. Were I to have the barrel shortened to less than four inches -- from its breech end -- would the barrel retain its inherent accuracy? Would the barrel maintain its ability to stabilize 220-grain .456-inch bullets? It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it. Sam Levinson | ||
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Personally, I believe you would be cutting most of the rifling off if you did this. I think this would cause stabilization problems, but that is speculation on my part. It would be a good experiment though. If ignorance is bliss; there are some blissful sonofaguns around here. We know who you are, so no reason to point yourselves out. | |||
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I've an XVR w/8.375" gain-twist barrel. My bro has the samething w/5.5" barrel which seems to be every bit as accurate as mine ~ FWIW ==================================================================================================== Note: This post may contain misspellings, grammatical errors, disorganized sentence structure, or may entirely lack a coherent theme. These elements are natural to the process of writing, and will only add to the overall beauty of the post ~ Smartfix | |||
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I believe this to be the case as well. "Ignorance you can correct, you can't fix stupid." JWP If stupidity hurt, a lot of people would be walking around screaming. Semper Fidelis "Building Carpal Tunnel one round at a time" | |||
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I would not shorten a Gain Twist barrel. I have a Gain Twist rifle barrel, so I am somewhat familiar with them. DOUBLE RIFLE SHOOTERS SOCIETY | |||
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