Interesting rifling in an airgun

[1900colt]

Took a gun apart to finally getting around to getting it resealed.

The rifling is straight, no twist in it at all.

It was hard to photograph, but it definitely straight lines.

It's in an older Bosler Big Bore

 

[TYLERHASKINS2]

that is indeed very interesting...is it accurate?

 

[mubhaur]

Interesting

 

[Septicdeath]

That is interesting. I have a couple of

EXCELLENT GEVARET C 11 K they are smoothbore except for the last six inches of the barrel​

 

[GeneT]

That is interesting. I have a couple of

EXCELLENT GEVARET C 11 K they are smoothbore except for the last six inches of the barrel​

That's how a lot of slug guns (powderburning shotguns designed for slugs) work. Not exactly rifle accuracy, but not bad either.

GsT

 

[1900colt]

that is indeed very interesting...is it accurate?

I'm not sure yet. The guns about 275 years old.
The tank needed to come out to get resealed, and in that process I removed the breach block from the barrel... mainly out of curiosity

So hopefully in a month or so I'll be able to find out how it shoots

 

[TYLERHASKINS2]

I'm not sure yet. The guns about 275 years old.
The tank needed to come out to get resealed, and in that process I removed the breach block from the barrel... mainly out of curiosity

So hopefully in a month or so I'll be able to find out how it shoots

oh I understand I did not realize how old it was lol.

 

[MOhunter]

Looks....'spacey' like a time warp

 

[Dr. Kralenstein]

Looks....'spacey' like a time warp

Now this is Spacey

 

[rats25]

What do the projectiles look like?

 

[bf1956]

I've seen black powder muzzle loader rifles with type. Just saying, as t h ey do have similarities. Right?

 

[jkingrph]

That's how a lot of slug guns (powderburning shotguns designed for slugs) work. Not exactly rifle accuracy, but not bad either.

GsT

I have never seen a modern shotgun slug barrel like that. I have an early 70's Remington slug barrel that is simply a cylinder bore, ie smoothbore with rifle sights added, and a later aftermarket barrel that is rifled just like a normal rifle barrel.

 

[1900colt]

What do the projectiles look like?

.495 round balls

 

[1900colt]

I've seen black powder muzzle loader rifles with type. Just saying, as t h ey do have similarities. Right?

This is actually both...a black powder muzzle loader and an airgun combined.

 

[bf1956]

This is actually both...a black powder muzzle loader and an airgun combined.

Ah ha...I thought too, it rang a bell!

 

[Drea3567]

Wow,very interesting.

 

[rikkochet]

Not exactly air gun related, but 'straight' rifling was also tried in shotguns in the 1960's.
It reduced the spread cause by centrifugal force due to the shot charge rotating as it went up the barrel.

 

[coastal drifter]

That is interesting. I have a couple of

EXCELLENT GEVARET C 11 K they are smoothbore except for the last six inches of the barrel​

kind of like the original FX ST barrels

 

[HogKiller]

I'm not sure yet. The guns about 275 years old.
The tank needed to come out to get resealed, and in that process I removed the breach block from the barrel... mainly out of curiosity

So hopefully in a month or so I'll be able to find out how it shoots

See, this is where you show a picture of the gun...BEFORE you too it apart so we'd have some CONTEXT. Yeah I know radical thought.

 

[1900colt]

See, this is where you show a picture of the gun...BEFORE you too it apart so we'd have some CONTEXT. Yeah I know radical thought.

I'll have a new thread with it together and hopefully a video of it shooting in a month or so.