Re: Stop the presses -- Anti-terrorism bill not that bad

JonWienk@ix.netcom.com writes:

Incidentally, one of the interesting traits of a shotgun is that buckshot is subject to the ballistics matching techniques used on rifle and pistol bullet The plastic wads (which prevent the shot from touching the barrel) do not tak the microscopically detailed impressions from the barrel that copper or lead bullets do. The heat from firing always melts the plastic slightly--enough to defeat this. Of course, if you leave the fired shells lying around, the prim and ejector marks can bite you...

Is there truth to the rumor that poking a file inside the barrel will alter the marks on future test firings? --- Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps