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Rifling is the term for
helical grooves machined into the
internal surface of a firearms's
barrel for
imparting a spin to a
projectile to
improve its...
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polygonal (usually
hexagonal or octagonal) cross-sectional profile.
Polygonal riflings with a
larger number of
edges have
shallower corners,
which provide a better...
- rear
section is
without rifling, and
allows the
bullet an
initial "run-up" to
build up
momentum before encountering riflings during shooting. The most...
- with
various stocks and finishes. It has Marlin's
patented Micro-Groove
riflings, and the Pro-Fire®
Adjustable trigger,
which is
similar to the
Savage AccuTrigger...
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choked smoothbore barrels, but some specially-designed slug
barrels have
riflings that can
impart gyroscopic spin
required for in-flight stability. An airgun...
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higher stopping power, with a
barrel that has a
helical pattern of
grooves (
rifling) cut into the bore wall. In
keeping with
their focus on accuracy, rifles...
- a
helical groove or
pattern of
grooves ("
rifling") cut into the
barrel walls. The
raised areas of the
rifling are
called "lands,"
which make
contact with...
- but are only used in
smoothbore barrels due to the risk of
wearing down
riflings,
therefore lead
balls are
still used for
rifled barrels. Recently, some...
- was
named MicroGroove Rifling,
which was a
departure from the
standard "Ballard," or cut
rifling. One
purpose of
Microgroove rifling was to
increase the...
- A
smoothbore weapon is one that has a
barrel without rifling.
Smoothbores range from
handheld firearms to
powerful tank guns and
large artillery mortars...
