Was the P.08 overbuilt???

Dean · 10-30-2003, 11:51 PM

I recall reading somewhere that peak pressure occurs after the bullet has traversed some distance down the barrel. In rifles this was around three inches. This being the case, and the fact that a luger barrel quickly tapers to a thickness that approximates that at it's threaded portion leads me to believe that the barrel alone is designed to contain the pressure of the round.

In any case gun barrels in general are usually "way over" designed. Something like a factor of 4X the required strength.

10-30-2003, 11:51 PM	#17
Dean User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: PA Posts: 132 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I recall reading somewhere that peak pressure occurs after the bullet has traversed some distance down the barrel. In rifles this was around three inches. This being the case, and the fact that a luger barrel quickly tapers to a thickness that approximates that at it's threaded portion leads me to believe that the barrel alone is designed to contain the pressure of the round. In any case gun barrels in general are usually "way over" designed. Something like a factor of 4X the required strength. __________________ Carpe Diem, Parabellum