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It makes the rifle much lighter to carry. It needs the most metal at the chamber, and less strength as you move towards the muzzle.
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How can you determine the year your crosman 766 air rifle was manufactured?
3 different varations were made: 1975-81 tapered plastic barrel housing 1977-83 tapered steel barrel housing 1981-82 straight steel barrel housing The rifle is rated at 710 FPS with BB's For the owners manual see the link below.
What is a Ruger Mark 1 22 Long Rifle Auto Pistol with a 5.28 tapered barrel worth?
50-150 USD or so
Is an octagonal barrel on a double rifle for looks or something important?
Originally, the purpose of the octagon barrel was to reduce weight by removing metal from the barrel. Today, much of the reason is looks.
Do you still make the gun with the interchangeable rifle and shotgun barrel?
I do not personally, but yes, there is a single shot rifle that can have the rifle barrel replaced with a shotgun barrel.
What is the barrel contour for your rifle?
That term refers to the outline shape of the outside of a rifle barrel.
What was the name of the knife attached to the barrel of a rifle?
A bayonet is the name of a knife attached to the barrel of a rifle.
Can you shoot rifle slugs though rifle barrel?
No.
How is a rifle barrel different from a shotgun barrel?
One difference is that the inside of a shotgun barrel is smooth and the inside of a rifle barrel is what they call "fluted" which puts rotation on the bullet as it moves though the barrel.
What is riflings?
Rifling is the spiral groove pattern in a rifle or handgun barrel the purpose of which is to impart spin to the bullet in order to achieve stability in flight.
How the musket different from the rifle?
the musket does not have a rifled barrel and a rifle does
Can you use the fixed butt stock spring and buffer to put on a collapseble butt stock for an AR15?
It depends.. if you have a carbine length barrel and will be using it on a rifle with a carbine length barrel, then yes. If you took it from a rifle with a rifle length barrel, and are putting it on a rifle with a carbine length barrel, then it won't function properly.
What is a land on a rifle?
More accurately, it would be IN a rifle- inside the barrel. If you look through the EMPTY barrel of a rifle or pistol, you will see spiral lines- the rifling. It consists of GROOVES- the lines cut into the barrel- and LANDS- the part of the barrel between the grooves.
