Buying a semi auto handgun

[Vineet]

@ vineet: I meant exactly what I wrote, so according to you that means the external raised ribs on a barrel don't matter much on deciding wrt to a piece.

Infact they do not matter at all.Ribs are mere accessories and has nothing to do with working of a pistol.They can be installed afterwards by a good gunsmith.

I checked out a cz the other day, and the vendor was saying something about ribbed barrels being a sign that it was relatively unused

I would advise you to be carefull from this particular dealer.

But I guess one truly has no way of knowing whether the twist rate increases or decreases towards the muzzle.

You don't have to worry about twist rate increasing or decreasing. You just have to check that the bore is clean and bright and there is no pitting inside.Also there is fair amount of rifling visible.

[bodobull]

@ vineet: thnx, I shall try to upload the pics before purchasing and will definitely check the points you brought up.
Regards

[vikki]

Hi everyone i am vikki from Lucknow .I have Beretta .32 model 1935 .I want a spare magzine for it , from where can I get it

[TwoRivers]

@ vineet: I meant exactly what I wrote, so according to you that means the external raised ribs on a barrel don't matter much on deciding wrt to a piece. Thnx will keep it in mind. I really want to thank you for the link, it truly helped me expand my knowledge about guns ( nearly mugged the damn glossary about components and terminology ) thnx again wrt to rifling on the barrels, I now understand the importance of it. But I guess one truly has no way of knowing whether the twist rate increases or decreases towards the muzzle.

The twist rate is constant. A twist rate decreasing towards the muzzle would make no sense at all. So called progressive rifling increases the twist rate towards the muzzle. It has been used in some rifle barrels, notable the Italian military Carcano. Its benefits are debatable.