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Grooves cut into the inside of a gun barrel for the purpose of spinning the bullet when fired.

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Q: What is gun barrel rifling?
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Where do you find rifling on a gun?

Inside the barrel.


How is barrel rifling different in an air gun?

Essentially the same


Why do bullets not curve when coming out of the gun barrel?

because the rifling in the barrel makes it go straight.


What is the barrel twist of a Remington model 600 reminton?

The twist on the inside of a gun-barrel is called rifling. I dont know the specific pitch of the rifling in this particular gun but thought you would like to know the proper terminology.


What is th purpose of rifling a gun barrel?

Rifling a gun barrel causes the bullet to spin when it comes out. This makes the bullet fly more straight and greatly improves accuracy. Much like a spinning football spirals.


How do you determine what gun a bullet was shot from?

You compare the rifling marks on the bullet to the rifling in the barrel. You can also compare the firing pin mark on the primer to the firing pin on the gun.


A utensil used to cut groves into the barrel of a gun?

broach is the tool to cut rifling.


What is non autofrettage barrel?

It is a gun barrel where the rifling was produced by a method that did not force the inner layer of of the barrel beyond it's elastic limit.


What barrel do I use for rifled slugs?

a slug is normally use in a shot gun and they are not rifled a gun with a rifled barrel should shoot a Shell that is the same caliber as the gun.


The main purpose of rifling features in a gun barrel is to?

It causes the bullet to spin which makes it go straighter.


What is a gun with grooved barrel called?

Grooves on inside of the barrel= a RIFLED firearm- the grooves are known as rifling. Grooves on the outside of the barrel= fluting, done to reduce weight


Why does a bullet rotate?

A bullet rotates in flight due to the rifling inside the barrel of a gun. The rifling creates grooves that grip the bullet and cause it to spin as it travels down the barrel. This spin stabilizes the bullet's trajectory and improves accuracy.