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Rills are large grooves cut into the soil

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Where did the term RIFLE originate?

A rifle has spiral grooves cut on the inside of the barrel. Those grooves are called rifling. The word rifle comes from the German word that means to groove or cut flutes.


What are the grooves cut into the barrel of a gun called?

On the INSIDE of the barrel, they are called grooves. Together with the ungrooved areas, called lands, they make up rifling. On the OUTSIDE of the barrel, they are called flutes. These are cuts made in the barrel to make it lighter.


How do you make grooves in gun barrell?

Grooves can be on the outside of the barrel- called fluting- and they are cut with a milling machine. Grooves can also be inside the barrel- that is the rifling. It is cut by a special tool. The earliest rifling tool cut one line at a time, gradually getting deeper and deeper. Now a rifling tool called a broach may be used- made of extremely hard material, it is pulled through the barrel by a machine, and cuts all of the rifling in one pass.


What purpose is served by the grooves cut in the bore of a barrel?

It's called rifling, and the purpose is to give the projectile a spin in order to stabilize it in flight.


Is soil horizon a layer of soil?

When soil is cut vertically different layers are seen called horizons which are named A ,B ,C etc.


WHAT IS THE Name for the process in which printing is done from grooves cut into a plate?

Intaglio


What causes the bullet to spin froma rifle or handgun?

The grooves (rifling) cut into the barrel.


What knife is used to cut long grooves in vegetables?

A Granton Edge or kullenschiff edge


What causes bullets to spin from firearm?

Spiral grooves cut into the inside of the barrel- known as rifling.


What is a smoothbore gun?

A shotgun is an example of a smoothbore. The inside of the barrel has no grooves cut into it, as a rifle would have.


What is used to thread pipe?

It is called a Die. It looks like a nut that is used on a bolt. It is made from much harder steel and cuts the grooves in the pipe like the thread on a bolt. The same thing is used to cut the grooves on a bolt, a different size one for each size of pipe or bolt.


Does the 50 caliber machine gun have a spiral barrel?

The barrel is straight. However, there are spiral grooves cut on the inside of the barrels. These spiral grooves, called rifling, make the bullet spin when it is fired. Just as a thrown football spins for an accurate throw, the spinning bullet makes for an accurate shot.