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Carmady · April 3, 2013, 09:24 PM

I was looking at guns for sale and ran across a couple of rifling pics. The guns were from different eras.

The H&R .22 (nickel in pic) was probably made between 1910 and 1941. It has a 2" barrel and a lot more twist than the later one, which is a...

Charter Arms Undercover .38, 2" barrel, made around the '70s in Stratford. The rifling on this gun is pretty straight and appears to be a deeper.

I've never given much thought to rifling on handguns. I figured the people who made the things knew what they were doing.

I guess different types (lead vs plated) and sizes of bullets might do better with different rifling, but I'm just rambling.

Any comments or insights on the variations of revolver rifling?

April 3, 2013, 09:24 PM	#1
Carmady Senior Member Join Date: February 26, 2013 Location: on the lam Posts: 1,735	Rifling I was looking at guns for sale and ran across a couple of rifling pics. The guns were from different eras. The H&R .22 (nickel in pic) was probably made between 1910 and 1941. It has a 2" barrel and a lot more twist than the later one, which is a... Charter Arms Undercover .38, 2" barrel, made around the '70s in Stratford. The rifling on this gun is pretty straight and appears to be a deeper. I've never given much thought to rifling on handguns. I figured the people who made the things knew what they were doing. I guess different types (lead vs plated) and sizes of bullets might do better with different rifling, but I'm just rambling. Any comments or insights on the variations of revolver rifling? Last edited by Carmady; June 5, 2013 at 12:22 PM.