wellthought1
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Is a canted barrel the same thing as an overclocked barrel or are they two separate issues?
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canted and overclocked barrels
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wellthought1
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OK. So they mean the same thing. Why not standardize on one term to describe the same issue?
For the same reason that in semi-auto and full-auto firearms a FTF can mean a Fail To Feed or Fail To Fire and a FTE can mean a Fail To Extract or Fail To Eject. It keeps us guessing and jumping to conclusions and for some, jumping to conclusions may be their primary form of exercise.
By the way, to me a canted barrel is one that is out of alignment with the frame, as in it points up, down, left, or right relative to the frame.
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smoothshooter
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Over clocked means screwed in too far.
So, you could say all over-clocked barrels are canted, but not all canted barrels are over-clocked.
So, you could say all over-clocked barrels are canted, but not all canted barrels are over-clocked.
gwpercle
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You can't get two people to agree that the sky is blue ...or what color is sky blue ...
Getting everyone to agree on one word for anything is going to be impossible .
Every one has their own little cute word they like to use ...
I wish I could change that too but I can't .
If you hear someone looking for a reloading recipe ... that's what a lot of us call Load Data ...
You just can't stop them from making up word descriptions .
Gary !
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wellthought1
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By that definition of a canted barrel, how would a repair be made? Simple overclocking would imply that twisting the barrel is the fix.
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hyena
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We used to have accidental discharges. Then some expert on the internet said they were negligent discharges, and all the lemmings followed suit and chastised anybody who dared still use the phrase accidental discharge.
The issue is often caused by the front of the frame or the barrel shoulder not being square to the bore axis. I expect in some cases, it might be due to a bent barrel or tweaked frame. The first case is easy, one has the out of square faces corrected. Bent barrel gets replaced, you don't want to know how a tweaked frame gets corrected.
The term "negligent/unintentional" discharge terminology was the product of the liability insurance carriers for law enforcement agencies. Most ND/UD events are caused by people having their trigger digits where they don't belong at the time of the event. Accidental discharge is now (largely) limited to incidents due to mechanical defect in the firearm.
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stu1ritter
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I haven't been able to find the word "overclocked" in Websters or the Oxford English Dictionary meaning anything other than to speed up a central processor in a PC. While I intuitively understand the word as it applies to S&W, anyone know where it came from as it isn't in the dictionary?
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Stu
Improperly indexed (clocked) barrels can usually be fixed. The fix usually involves refacing the barrel's shoulder until the barrel reaches proper torque at the 12 o'clock position. A barrel that is not correctly aligned with the frame could be an indication that the barrel hole in the frame was not drilled concentric with the frame. No fixing that issue. It could also be from the front of the frame or possibly the shoulder of the barrel not being milled square. That could possibly be fixed by re-milling of the offending part(s).
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