A shotgun barrel with a uniform interior diameter forward of the forcing cone to the muzzle end of the barrel.
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CYLINDER END-PLAY
The free longitudinal movement of the cylinder in the frame.
CYLINDER GAP
In a revolver, the space between the cylinder and the barrel measured with the cylinder in the rearmost position.
CYLINDER INDEXING
In revolver-type firearms, the rotational movement of the cylinder to bring the next chamber into alignment with the bore.
CYLINDER PIN
The pin around which the cylinder of a revolver rotates. This is a feature found on revolvers in which there is no crane. Also called Axis Pin, Base Pin, Center Pin.
CYLINDER RELEASE LATCH
A device which permits the swinging out of the cylinder from the frame of a revolver.
CYLINDER STOP
A device to stop cylinder rotation in proper alignment with the barrel in a revolver. Sometimes called a Cylinder Latch or Cylinder Bolt.
CYLINDER STOP NOTCH
One of the machined grooves on the circumference of a revolver cylinder that is engaged by the cylinder stop in order to assure barrel and chamber alignment. Also called Bolt Notch.
DAMASCUS BARREL
A barrel formed by twisting or braiding together steel and iron wires or bars. The resulting cable is then wound around a mandrel and forged into a barrel tube. Sometimes called a Laminated Barrel.
DATUM
A reference plane, point or diameter that provides a base for calculations and measurements.