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Rohrbaugh Products and Accessories => Rohrbaugh R9 (all variations) => Topic started by: C0untZer0 on November 20, 2015, 07:45:13 AM

Title: Why is the barrel flared at the end?
Post by: C0untZer0 on November 20, 2015, 07:45:13 AM

I thought the way the design worked is that the slide catches on the barrel hood, pressure drops, the barrel tilts downward and the slide then moves rearward over the barrel.

Is the flare at the end of the barrel necessary for lockup?

Title: Re: Why is the barrel flared at the end?
Post by: MICHPATRIOT on November 22, 2015, 11:19:37 PM

I believe it allows a bigger hole in the front of the slide to give room for the barrel to tilt and allow the round to chamber at a better angle from the magazine...

Title: Re: Why is the barrel flared at the end?
Post by: ECR on November 23, 2015, 06:58:26 PM

Exactly Mich. . . . . also, it acts as a "bushing" between it and the hole in the front of the slide, holding the barrel "tight" for accuracy.

Title: Re: Why is the barrel flared at the end?
Post by: C0untZer0 on November 23, 2015, 09:46:43 PM

Thanks