RevLimiter
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Forgive my naivete as I'm none to familiar with the workings of revolvers and actually pistol or rifle barrels. I was cleaning my Ruger SP101 2.25" .357 earlier and I noticed a few things I hadn't before. While the entire cartridge will fit in the proper end of the cylinder, as it should, only the projectile can fit the other direction. Naturally this is no surprise. What did surprise me however is that a cartridge can fit about 1/8" up the lip of the brass in the bore before stopping. The bullet actually has lots of wiggle room at this point. When I go to put the bullet through the muzzle it goes in about 2/3 of the way before coming to a stop. This would lead me to believe the bore is tapered. A little research lead me to a term called squeeze bore where the bore compressed the bullet and increases velocity. Though after a short search I didn't really find anything about it being used in rifles or pistols. Let alone a revolver. Perhaps someone here can clarify this?