How does straight rifling work to stabilize a ball as opposed to twist rifling?
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Straight Rifling?
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Hatchet-Jack
54 Cal.
Good question PNC. I have wondered about originals that were rifled straight. Following this thread.
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Strait rifling is more about fouling limitation or sometimes to suit shot sizes . It can't really twist anything . Rudyards view
64Springer
75 Cal.
I would think straight rifling would prevent a projectile from yawing inside the bore.
Balls, even patched balls, won't leave the muzzle the same way every time.
A projectile running along straight rifling would be running on tracks. Allowing the projectile to exit the same way each and every time.
Balls, even patched balls, won't leave the muzzle the same way every time.
A projectile running along straight rifling would be running on tracks. Allowing the projectile to exit the same way each and every time.
rich pierce
70 Cal.
As mentioned above, straight rifling does not stabilize a ball and was probably thought to allow more shooting by handling fowling. I have an original jaeger boar gun with straight rifling.
Straight rifling was a thing then it went out of favor. Like flintlocks I guess. It will come back for those who want something different to play with.
Straight rifling was a thing then it went out of favor. Like flintlocks I guess. It will come back for those who want something different to play with.
Thanks everyone.
I have read a hypothesis that rifleing spinning a ball was an accident
The story goes like this. Straight rifle groves were added to catch fouling. By twisting the grooves there was more surface area to catch the fouling. And whoops the gun shot straight
The story goes like this. Straight rifle groves were added to catch fouling. By twisting the grooves there was more surface area to catch the fouling. And whoops the gun shot straight
morehops52
45 Cal.
tenngun is correct. IIRC it was the Germans who after dealing with smoothbore fouling reasoned that adding straight grooves to the barrel would be able to collect more fouling before needing swabbed. By spiraling the grooves they discovered they went from the equivalent of a shot put to a baseball.
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More likley the arrows that have some spinning motion caused by the flights . But who cares no one going to be in a rush to have made straight rifled barrels . At least I wouldn't think so. .
Regards Strait & definatly not twisted
Rudyard
Regards Strait & definatly not twisted
Rudyard
Your all wrong!
Do not assume a ball from a smoothbore is not going to rotate some, it will.
Any drag disproportional on one side will induce some form of tumbling.
Straight rifling prevents thus.
Straight rifled choke tubes are or were available for modern shotguns for the same reason .
Do not assume a ball from a smoothbore is not going to rotate some, it will.
Any drag disproportional on one side will induce some form of tumbling.
Straight rifling prevents thus.
Straight rifled choke tubes are or were available for modern shotguns for the same reason .
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