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Up the barrel of a Decommissioned gun.

https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/703424

Up the barrel of a Decommissioned gun. - SDF Chatter

Jul 10, 2023 at 10:49amWeb
Show threadmr_pichonJul 10, 2023
I’ve been looking at this for 30 minutes expecting to see james bond
Show threaddarcyJul 10, 2023
dont look in the barrel it could shoot you in the eyr
Show threadMatt/DJul 10, 2023
Show threadHikingVetJul 10, 2023
Well, not when you look into the breech.
Show threadHelixDabJul 10, 2023
That's very interesting; it seems to have a progressive twist rate. I assume that this is from a large bore armament of some kind? I believe that gain twist is sometimes (usually?) used on artillery. (See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI-_CtmOzFs)
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Show threadHikingVetJul 10, 2023
Rifiling can’t have too tight of a twist or it will cause overheating, jams, and other negative effects on the rounds. The same twist is (at slightly different profiles) used on most modern firearms and artillery.
Show threadCloudless ☼Jul 10, 2023
I see rats in a sewer.
Show threadHikingVetJul 10, 2023
Rocks and pebbles. Not entirely sure how they got there.