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 05-04-2007, 03:22 PM | #1 | Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 7 |  Counterbored?
I was looking on web auction sites yesterday and came upon a listing that the seller said his gun was not couterbored. Does anyone know what this means? | 
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| 05-09-2007, 07:19 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 260 | counterbore
when the muzzle is relieved by recesing to prevent damage | |
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| 07-09-2007, 01:47 AM | #3 | Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 8 | counterboring
In some cases the counterboring was done to relieve accuracy problems when the crown or lands near the muzzle were damaged. Use of the old steel rods similar to our barracks rod were hell on muzzles. | |
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| 09-14-2007, 04:45 PM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Phoenix, Arizona, Glendale, Arizona Posts: 1,033 Liked 1 Times on 1 Posts
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It depends on the type of gun he was talking about. If the gun in question is a revolver, it could mean the chambers in the cylinder are not counterbored. Smith & Wesson used to counterbore most all of their cylinders, as did Ruger on their Super Blackhawk. They stopped doing this because it really isn't necessary, but it did make the gun look so much better without that big gap in between the cylinder and the frame. It also saves money by speeding up the manufacturing process. Bill T. | |
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| 09-14-2007, 06:42 PM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 222 |
Also,I have a Polish .22 trainer. It is counterbored too. It gives the appearance of a large caliber rifle. | |
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| 12-04-2010, 07:18 PM | #6 | Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Wytheville, Virginia Posts: 11 |
Counterboring is done to try and restore some accuracy caused by a damaged muzzle. | |
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| 12-04-2010, 08:41 PM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Houma, La., La. Posts: 1,315 | Counter Bored.....
This is out of text. There are counter bores and then there are counter bores. My uncle had his rifle counter bored to accept a 410 shot shell. I counter bored my shot gun to .755 at the muzzle. So what was or was not counter bored.......  |
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| 12-04-2010, 09:08 PM | #8 | Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Third bunker on the right, Central Virginia Posts: 8,374 Liked 5 Times on 5 Posts
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AAANNNNDDDDD the original question is how old? __________________
What we have heah is.... failure to communicate. | |
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| 12-05-2010, 03:07 AM | #9 | Iron Man Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South central, NH Posts: 3,262 Likes Given: 2
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Originally Posted by c3shooter
AAANNNNDDDDD the original question is how old? |
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| 12-05-2010, 06:50 PM | #10 | Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Wytheville, Virginia Posts: 11 |
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Originally Posted by willshoum
This is out of text. There are counter bores and then there are counter bores. My uncle had his rifle counter bored to accept a 410 shot shell. I counter bored my shot gun to .755 at the muzzle. So what was or was not counter bored....... |
This is very true | |
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