From:	Mockingbird mockingbird@*********.com
Subject:	Gun Disposal
Date:	Wed, 11 Aug 1999 11:02:52 -0500

----- Original Message -----
From: <Schizi@***.com>
To: <shadowrn@*********.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 10:21 AM
Subject: Re: Gun Disposal


> In a message dated 8/11/99 10:52:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
moe@*******.com
> writes:
>
> > > What does polygonal rifling do for the purposes of
identifying
> > > a weapon based on ammo left at the scene? Also, how common is
> > > polygonal rifling?
> > >
> > > Mark
> >
> > Come to think of it, <clueless newbie> what *is* polygonal rifling?
> > </clueles newbie>
>
> Polygonal rifling is mainly in use (today) in Glocks and H&K's. Istead
of
> lands and groves (think of a normal barrel as a circle with channels
cut into
> it) think of the barrel internal as a hexagon. (or other polygon)
> This means the barrels do not have the scratch marks and such to
help ID
> the bullet. This is why Glocks in New York have regualr rifled barrels
as
> opposed to the standard glock barrels, to be able to tel which rounds
were
> the individual cops.
> I think that may have answered it, though I wish I still had the
Glock
> Stocking dealer diagram to illustrate it.
>

This kinda made me start thinking. How hard is it to ID a gun by just
the bullet. I know you can determine if two bullets were shot from the
same gun, but I mean, "The victim was killed by a 9MM. Ballistic says
it looks like it came from a _______."

Mockingbird