The military trench shotgun features a ventilated metal handguard with a bayonet attachment lug. However, shrouds can also be utilized on semi-automatic firearms, especially the ones with light-weight barrels, as even a small number of shots can heat up a barrel enough to injure the user in certain circumstances.īarrel shrouds are also used on pump-action shotguns. In shotguns, a thin, slim partial shroud known as a rib is often mounted above barrel to shield away the mirage generated by barrel heat, which can interfere with aiming.įull-length barrel shrouds are commonly featured on air-cooled machine guns, where frequent rapid bursts or sustained automatic fire will leave the barrel extremely hot and dangerous to the user. Moving coverings such as pistol slides, fore-end extension of the gunstock/ chassis that do not fully encircle the barrel, and the receiver (or frame) of a firearm itself are generally not described as barrel shrouds, though they can functionally act as such. accidental collision with surrounding objects, or the user accidentally touching a hot barrel, which can lead to burns). An L85A2 rifle with a partially-shrouded barrel A Winchester Model 12 combat shotgun with a barrel shroud and attached bayonet.Ī barrel shroud is an external covering that envelops (either partially or full-length) the barrel of a firearm, to prevent unwanted direct contact with the barrel (e.g.
Firearm covering protective against burns An MG-42 medium machinegun with a fully shrouded barrel.
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