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Old 07-31-2016, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by TAC View Post
It sounds like Polygonal Rifling. Something Smith and Wesson learned from Walther.
It is not polygonal rifling and its use pre-dates Smith's association with Walther. It is conventional in every regard except that the transitions from groove to land are rounded rather than sharp-cornered. See Pisgah's post for exactly what ECM rifling is.

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