File:Railgun1.jpg

Summary
This image was taken by Dan Lilja, of www.riflebarrels.com. He has given permission for the image to be used as long as it is attributed, so I am licensing it under the GFDL as that meets his reqest for attribution.

The image is used in the article here:

http://www.riflebarrels.com/articles/barrel_making/rigidity_benchrest_rifles.htm

The caption reads: "Here is a Jay Young railgun with a 2" diameter barrel in a barrel-block. This is a super-stiff barrel."

"Railgun" is a term used for the unlimited class benchrest shooting rifles or ammunition test guns, which are in essence a rifle and a machine rest in one. With the shooter's hold taken out of the equation, the skills required for shooting a railgun are reduced to judging the wind. Railguns are accurate enough to be sighted once, then fire ten rounds into a single hole at 100 yards without resighting between shots.