Breachers

[TimM]

I am not understanding something. Can someone explain to me why a lot of breacher type shotguns have sharp scalloped edge barrels?

 

[scrub12b]

The gaps allow air to flow reducing blow back. Most breaches are conducted with the muzzle directly on the object being breached.

 

[RyanM]

The spikes or scallops on the muzzle are to keep it from sliding if it's pushed firmly against a wood door at an angle.

 

[The91Bravo]

They are for pressing the barrel into the portions of doors/jambs...

Though I would always keep it an inch or two away, 45 degrees up, 45 degrees towards the target..

They sell them mostly cause they look cool, and you know... cool sells... They are not needed.

If breeching a window, the barrel, stock, ram, halligan etc etc will work fine too

 

[Fred Fuller]

They're kewl points...

lpl

 

[Sam1911]

They're kewl points...

The points actually help to start and focus "coolness leaders". In fact, the protrusion of these points into an ambiant "coolness field" (as exists on a range or in a gun club) increase the strength of that coolness field at the tips of the points. As a "coolness leader" from the ambiant coolness field approaches it causes the coolness field to intensify rapidly at those points leading to the initiation of small outward cooless leaders streaming from the elevated points. The ability of these points to develop outward coolness leaders before other nearby competing points (say, on the guns of other shooters) means that they become the preferred coolness strike point, to successfully complete the coolness transfer path from the ambiant coolness field to the owner of the device on which they are mounted.

Not to get technical about it...

-Sam

 

[TimM]

That makes sense.

Thanks guys.

 

[ants]

Sam is the master.

 

[Sam1911]

Heh heh.

(Text stolen from a lightning suppression system spec guide on my desk and hacked to fit the occasion.)

-Sam