barrel

A barrel is a tubular part of a gun that the projectile(s) travel through by force of propellant gases.

A barrel may have a threaded or unthreaded shank, a chamber, and be smooth bore or have rifling.

aka:

    • bbl (abbreviation)

related:

    • barrel, bull
    • barrel, Damascus
    • barrel, fluted
    • barrel, hammer forged
    • barrel, hammered
    • barrel, Mann
    • barrel, laminated (see barrel, Damascus)
    • barrel, pressure
    • barrel shank
    • barrel, test
    • barrel threads
    • chamber

 

Footnotes / Sources:

“Glossary ⇒.” Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute. Ed. SAAMI’s Technical Committee. Web. 15-18 Jan. 2011.

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