All the time on TV someone gets a gun and kills someone with it and they can identify them by the rifling pattern on the barrel. Well, why doesn't the criminal just swap barrels and throw the old one into a lake or something? Does that work? I mean you see them all the time going away for keeping the same gun but if they just spent a hundred bucks or so to buy a new barrel and replaced it, would they still be able to identify it as the gun used?
2007-04-28 08:21:22 · 14 answers · asked by ? 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Often the machining marks left on the casing are used to determine the weapon as well. The firing pin, casing ejection marks, as well as rifling are all unique to a weapon. So, changing the barrel doesn't mean a person is off the hook because all the fore mentioned things here are unique to each pistol, rifle also.
2007-04-28 08:27:36 · answer #1 · answered by Army Retired Guy 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Gun Barrel Replacement
2016-12-16 19:36:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
May even be cheaper to buy two Saturday Night Specials and toss the gun into the lake AFTER the crime!
The honest truth is... while the bullet striation will be different, the fact that you have a new barrel put on would be EXTREMELY OBVIOUS, and they can still work off match from the shell casing since firing pin and chamber leaves their own markings.
Besides, most criminals aren't that smart.
2007-04-28 08:50:03 · answer #3 · answered by Kasey C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but it would be cheaper still to get a wire brush and totally destroy the inside of the barrel. Cheaper still would be to totally dismantle the gun and throw the parts in different lakes all over the state and then use a torch to cut the barrel into little pieces. What usually gets people is their own big mouth. The only thing you should ever say to a cop is, I want a lawyer, I do not wish to speak to you. Say this as often as needed until said lawyer appears.
2007-04-28 08:32:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's a scary thought, but you can buy a barrel at a gun show. There's no registration process for the purchase of just a barrel. In theory, it would work.
The firing pin on the pistol will leave a unique identification, but much harder to trace, especially since they don't have the striation from the new barrel.
2007-04-28 08:29:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Changing a barrel will prevent identification using bullets, but shell casings may still be used. Changing a barrel is costly and will attract attention.
2007-04-28 08:27:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
many pistols don't have barrels that change, and most are too cheap to do it,
But if they get the casing from the shooting, they can also match firing pin markings.
Also while not a perfect match, just the number of lands and groves tells them the type of gun.
2007-04-28 08:44:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The shell casing can be matched with the firing pin, so changing the barrel does not do the whole job.
2007-04-28 10:54:03 · answer #8 · answered by mdk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There would be a record of the new gun barrel. The casings would have distinctive markings on them regardless of the barrel changes.
Best thing is don't murder anyone and you have no problem!
2007-04-28 08:27:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
while yes the bullets would not match the new gun barrel, if they could prove you switched the gun barrel that alone may allow a jury to convict
2007-04-28 09:44:31 · answer #10 · answered by goz1111 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋