Merits of 2 and 5 groove rifling

[sdh1911]

Tiraq hit it dead on the money. One other view may be that of a rifle builder. Some prefer the 5 groove over the four due to the pressure influence of the fifth groove. It cause an equal concentric seating of the bullet while passing through the bore. I have never found any difference in the end product, but often use 5-groove as per customers request.SDH

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[Cantom]

Tiraq hit it dead on the money. One other view may be that of a rifle builder. Some prefer the 5 groove over the four due to the pressure influence of the fifth groove. It cause an equal concentric seating of the bullet while passing through the bore. I have never found any difference in the end product, but often use 5-groove as per customers request.SDH

I personally don't care how many grooves on a rifle I'm buying...I was told that 2 grooves kick more since more of the bullet is being compressed by the larger land...old wives tale or something to that?