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A composite/metallic gun barrel is disclosed having a metallic liner and alternating first and second groups of fibers wrapped about the liner, the first groups being disposed in a first orientation generally perpendicular to the long axis of the liner, and the second groups including one or more la

A composite/metallic gun barrel is disclosed having a metallic liner and alternating first and second groups of fibers wrapped about the liner, the first groups being disposed in a first orientation generally perpendicular to the long axis of the liner, and the second groups including one or more layers disposed generally parallel with the long axis of the metallic liner. By controlling the amount of fibers in each group relative to the other group, the coefficients of thermal expansion in the radial direction can be matched to provide a gun barrel having desirable firing characteristics.

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[ What is claimed is:] [13.] A composite/metallic gun barrel comprising:a metallic liner having a long axis;a first group of nonrandom graphite fibers disposed about the metallic liner in a first orientation generally perpendicular to the long axis of the metallic liner; anda second group of nonrand

[ What is claimed is:] [13.] A composite/metallic gun barrel comprising:a metallic liner having a long axis;a first group of nonrandom graphite fibers disposed about the metallic liner in a first orientation generally perpendicular to the long axis of the metallic liner; anda second group of nonrandom graphite fibers disposed about the metallic liner and the first layer, each of the fibers in the second group being disposed in a second orientation generally parallel with the long axis of the metallic liner, the amount of fiber being disposed in the second orientation being greater than the amount of fiber disposed in the first orientation.