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Old January 2nd, 2012, 13:29   #13
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Originally Posted by Heerven View Post
Is it not the opposite? Lighter mean less energy needed to spin the BB, no?
Yes but because its so light it has to spin at a remarkable speed to generate enough gyroscopic force and thus the barrel has to be coarsely rifled. Given the weights of about 0.2-0.4g and low apparent muzzel velocities, it would have to be rifled so coarse it would score the surface of the bb and likely sheer the grooves off it.
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