19 Aug 09 07:00, Roger Nelson wrote to Roy Witt:


 RW>> I assume you're familiar with how the barrel moves like a river weed
 RW>> when the rifle is fired? The barrel is the last place I'd place a
 RW>> support.

 RN> No, I haven't heard that one before.  It seems close to artilery.

It could include artillery, but only those with a stationary barrel. The
theory is that the barrel whips like a wet noodle when the firearm is
fired. The longer the barrel, the worse it gets. If you've heard of
'floating' the barrel, these are the mods done to a rifle stock to allow
the barrel to float in free space within the stock.

 RW>> That's why the Germans counter-weighted their target rifles.

 RN> Okay.

Doing a Google for German Target Rifle, I find this: German Engraved
System Aydt Single-Shot Schutzen Target Rifle, for sale. It has a 32"
barrel and a weighted stock.

The picture of it won't enlarge though.


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