Barrels bending

[GooseGestapo]

Actually, I've got 4 Stevens .22lr single shots that have to a degree suffered "bent barrels.
The summer camp I've used/supplied them to/for, we require them to shoot them from the prone position.
Over 20+years of use, where often times the kids after firing, will allow the rifle barrel drop and bump the wooded board deck. After several thousand repetitions, all have had to have the rear sight elevators removed from the rear sights as they've progressive been shooting higher and higher.

I've also "bent" the barrels of shotguns by striking them against a car tire in order to change the impact point.

I also had to have a state owned M16 recieved on a transfer from the Feds' rebarreled as it had a bent barrel and couldn't be sighted in. The gunsmith, a retired AMU armorer from U.S.Army said that with the original M16, a bent barrel was common amoung those used by armored units. Evidently the thin barrels were suspectable to damage from hitting the edge of doors by troops entering and/or exiting heavy armor vehicles.
After barrel replacement, it was easily sighted in and returned to service.

But, I've never heard of one having a barrel bent during storage. Sounds like a good reason not to store them under beds...... if you know what I mean...... (he must have had a LOT of siblings....) lol...

 

[Elkins45]

To maximize the number of long guns that fit in my safe I have removed the barrel rests and I stack them alternately sitting on their butts or standing on their barrels. I have noticed no change in point of impact for those guns that are stored standing on their muzzles. As others have suggested, the sights likely got bumped somehow.

 

[230RN]

This isn't cool guys. This is someone who is seemingly just joining the ranks of firearm ownership. He has heard a myth related to firearms, and asking for someone to resolve it, not make fun of him, or berate him.

Yeah, I mentioned that before, but OP got a couple of decent answers and was cool with that and we started the usual banter... which is something I'm expert at.

On southern versus northern hemisphere spin, I've noticed that the 1911 has a left-hand twist, and my Colt Detective Special DA has a left hand twist as well.

Moreover, the original Colt SAA seems to be better designed, ergonomically, to be loaded and unloaded by left hand shooters. Anyone else notice that?

It makes me wonder if old Sam'l Colt was a left hander and was making a "statement" about being left handed.

Terry, 230RN.