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What is the difference between smoothbore and rifled?

smoothbore | rifled |

Rifled is a antonym of smoothbore.



In firearms terms the difference between smoothbore and rifled

is that smoothbore is a cannon, gun or other firearm that has an unrifled barrel while rifled is having a spiral on the interior of a gun bore to make a fired bullet spin in flight to improve range and accuracy.

As a noun smoothbore

is a cannon, gun or other firearm that has an unrifled barrel.

As a verb rifled is

past tense of rifle.

smoothbore

English

(wikipedia smoothbore)

Adjective

(-)
  • (firearms) having a bore with a smooth interior, ie. one that has not been rifled

    • Synonyms

    * unrifled

    Antonyms

    * rifled

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (firearms) a cannon, gun or other firearm that has an unrifled barrel.

    • rifled

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (firearms) Having a spiral on the interior of a gun bore to make a fired bullet spin in flight to improve range and accuracy.

    • Antonyms

    * smoothbore * unrifled

    Related terms

    * rifle

    Verb

    (head)
  • (rifle)