Assertion: rifle's barrel | /r/HasProperty | rifled
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text: Rifles were similar in that they used the same kind of flintlock or caplock firing mechanism, but the main difference was that their barrels were rifled – that is, their barrels had grooves cut into the interior surface which would cause the bullet to spin as it left the barrel.
text: Spiraled grooves inside the barrel called rifling improved the bullet's accuracy by spinning it in much the same way as a quarterback spins a football when he throws it.
text: In the 1840s and 1850s, many smoothbore muskets had their barrels replaced with similar barrels that were rifled so that they could fire the new bullet.
text: One barrel was loaded with small pellets used for hunting birds and small game, while the other barrel was rifled to fire a larger-caliber bullet for hunting bigger game.