Revolver barrel with improved barrel throat and method of manufacture

摘要

A revolver having a barrel and a cartridge cylinder. The barrel has a rifled barrel bore, a barrel throat, and an entrance into the barrel throat. The barrel throat is located at a rear end of the barrel bore and has a general cone shape. The entrance is located at a rear end of the barrel throat and has a uniform constant diameter. The rear end of the barrel can be reduced to adjust a gap between the rear end of the barrel and the cylinder without having to re-work the barrel throat.