olgeorge
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A question for the mechanical engineers here. Wouldn't the use of a square barrel thread similar to the barrel threads on the US Krag and 1903 Springfield do away with the problem of bore constriction in the threaded area of the barrel on large bore revolvers? Of course, the diameters would have to be closely held to keep the barrel centered. It looks to me like the pressure from tightening would be parallel to the bore rather than having a part directed inward toward the bore. What you think? I know square threads are more trouble to make. I've done a few, not many. The outside threads aren't that hard to chase on a lathe, but tapping the internal ones is more trouble. I have cut internal square threads on a lathe, but in production you'd need a tap set.