rifled gun

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 aerodynamic stability and accuracy. It is also the term for creating such grooves. The opposite of rifling is smoothbore.

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122-mm 2A17, firearm, recoilless rifle, rifled artillery, rifled musket, weapon type, 

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  122-mm 2A17 ⓘ
  

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  recoilless rifle ⓘ
  artillery piece

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  rifled artillery ⓘ
  artillery gun equipped with a rifled barrel

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  rifled musket ⓘ
  firearm conversion or redesign of a smoothbore musket to include a rifled barrel

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		122-mm 2A17	rifled gun	Wikidata
class	weapon		recoilless rifle	rifled gun	Wikidata
class	weapon		rifled artillery	artillery gun, rifled gun	Wikidata
class	weapon		rifled musket	rifled gun, musket	Wikidata