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US 7,802,394 B1Granted
Rifle barrel and method of determining rifling twist for very long range accuracy
OwnerDavid John Bartoliinventor
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A rifle having a rifled barrel and a cartridge having a bullet having a diameter, a length, a ballistic coefficient (BC), and a muzzle velocity (V1) greater than 1250 ft/sec are related to achieve accuracy at very long range in that the twist of the rifling is substantially equal to: 83.7 ÷ ( bullet length × 2 B C bullet diameter ) × bullet diameter × [ 1 + ( V 3 V 1 × 0.667 ) ] where: V2 is the entry speed for the transonic, i.e. 1,250 ft/sec., and V3 is V1 minus V2. A rifle barrel for receiving a bullet has rifling twist according to the relationship. A method uses the relationship to determine the rifling twist for a rifle barrel receiving a known bullet. Another method uses the relationship to design a cartridge for a known barrel rifling. The relationship is particularly applicable for bullets having a high BC, such as 0.325 or greater.
In combination:
A barrel for a rifle for receiving a bullet;
A method of determining the rifling twist for a rifle barrel;
A method of designing a cartridge for a rifle;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.