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  2. Muzzle brake - Wikipedia

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    A muzzle brake or recoil compensator is a device connected to, or a feature integral (ported barrel) to the construction of, the muzzle or barrel of a firearm or cannon that is intended to redirect a portion of propellant gases to counter recoil and unwanted muzzle rise. [1] Barrels with an integral muzzle brake are often said to be ported.

  3. Polygonal rifling - Wikipedia

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    Conventional eight groove rifling on the left, and octagonal polygonal rifling on the right. Polygonal rifling (/ p ə ˈ l ɪ ɡ ə n əl / pə-LIG-ə-nəl) is a type of gun barrel rifling where the traditional sharp-edged "lands and grooves" are replaced by less pronounced "hills and valleys", so the barrel bore has a polygonal (usually hexagonal or octagonal) cross-sectional profile.

  4. Muzzle rise - Wikipedia

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    Illustration of forces in muzzle rise. Projectile and propellant gases act on barrel along barrel centerline A. Forces are resisted by shooter contact with gun at grips and stock B. Height difference between barrel centerline and average point of contact is height C. Forces A and B operating over moment arm / height C create torque or moment D, which rotates the firearm's muzzle up as ...

  5. Gun dynamics - Wikipedia

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    Gun dynamics describes the physical causes of barrel and shot vibration, and the effect they may have on accuracy and consistency. It is employed to predict firearm performance, such as recoil , using theoretical methods and mathematical modelling techniques.

  6. Tip-up barrel - Wikipedia

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    Tip-up barrel on a .32 ACP Beretta pistol Tip-up barrel on a .25 ACP Beretta Jetfire pistol. A tip-up barrel is a type of semi-automatic pistol design in which the barrel can be swung up and away from the firing pin, pivoting around a hinge set into the frame near the muzzle.

  7. Transitional ballistics - Wikipedia

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    Schlieren High-Speed Video Of Shotshell Transitional Intermediate Ballistics. Transitional ballistics, also known as intermediate ballistics, [1] is the study of a projectile's behavior from the time it leaves the muzzle until the pressure behind the projectile is equalized, so it lies between internal ballistics and external ballistics.

  8. Choke (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    As far back as 1787 a Frenchman by the name of M. Magne de Marolles gave an account of choke-boring, though he argued against it. [3]Some sources state that the first pioneer was a Czech named Dominik Brandejs, who made shotguns with a choke in order to reduce the dispersion of shots, but his design was not popular in the 1820s.

  9. Tapering (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    Gun Research Declassified Visit to Mauser-Werke 2022. Page 52; The Ultimate in Rifle Accuracy By Glenn Newick · 1990; Gunsmithing at Home: Lock, Stock & Barrel - Page 79, John E. Traister · 1996; Gunsmithing Modern Firearms: A Gun Guy's Guide to Making Good Guns Even Better, Bryce M. Towsley · 2019; Gunsmithing - Page 176, Roy F. Dunlap · 1963