Hi Miller:
Just had a thought about the revolver moving before the bullet exits thes the need for a high front sight to compensate for the movement. Do you think that this muzzle jump is caused by the escape of gas in the barrel/cylinder gap? Why don't automatic pistols have high front sights? Would they too experience the same situation? What about bore sighting a rifle very carefully. I have done and seen this done where there was almost no need to change the sights or scope. Oh yes, rifles and shotguns do not have high sights to compensate for this barrel flip. I appears that revelovers are in a class by themselves. It must be due to the hog leg design of a revolver. All of the other firearms that I have come in contact also had the barrel above the grip, or centre of mass thus inducing a pivoting or fliping motion to the gun/rifle. Think cheek slap.
Oh my God man! Why would you beleive or repeat anything that a general said? Are you too young to remember all of the lies that the public was told during the war with Vietnam? or today re Iraq.
I do not think that I have all of the answers but I attempt to try to understand some of the myths about firearms. I was also told that the reason that a gun does not move before the bullet exits the barrel was that it was akin to attempting to lift ones self by your own boot straps???????? Perhaps recoil is caused by the jet action of the gas being blown out of the barrel at high pressure????
All that aside, have a great Holiday Season.
Franchi
