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A long gun, or shoulder fired firearm, would be called a rifle. The grooves you are asking about are named 'rifling' giving the earliest guns with this improvement their name rifle. Other firearms of the time would have been called muskets.
Rifling is done in a few styles, using slightly different methods and tools, so there can be more designations.
However, your question just said 'gun'. There are huge, heavy guns (like cannon) that are rifled. The 'guns' on a naval warship are rifled. Also, some shotguns are rifled because a shotgun can also fire a 'slug', as opposed to 'shot', which would benefit from the effects of rifling. Handguns are rifled, both revolvers and semi-auto pistols (another used and abused term).
Between long historical changes in language, Hollywood, and poorly researched mass media articles, there is as much dis- information as there is information about firearms and their definitions, capabilities, and intended uses.
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Canyon is to what as valley is to gun?
A canyan is a deep valley often with grooved edges. A rifle is a gun with with a long barrel with grooved interior.
A gun that fires a bullet along a spirally grooved barrel is called a what?
Long barreled gun, with grooves on the inside of barrel- is a rifle. Shorter version is a carbine. Handguns, such as pistols and revolvers also have grooved barrels.
What is a gun with grooved barrel called?
Grooves on inside of the barrel= a RIFLED firearm- the grooves are known as rifling. Grooves on the outside of the barrel= fluting, done to reduce weight
What is the difference between a rifle and a gun?
Gun can refer to a long gun or a hand gun. A rifle is very particular. It has to have grooved barrel which spin the bullet when it is going down the barrel. This spin action on the bullet makes it more accurate.
What makes a gun?
A gun is a firearm whose barrel is not grooved (rifled), as with a shotgun, for instance. (A firearm whose barrel IS grooved is called a rifle. Examples include the common hunting rifle as well as the huge rifles on navy ships that can lob a shell as far as 25 miles. A firearm is composed of a barrel, a triggering mechanism, a chamber, and an explosive cartridge and bullet.
What type of firearm hAS long barrel with grooved interior?
We would typically call this a rifle.
What is gun barrel rust?
Oxidation of the steel of a gun barrel.
When was Flower in the Gun Barrel created?
Flower in the Gun Barrel was created in 2008.
What part of the gun is a barrel?
The gun barrel is the metal part that the bullet comes out of.
What is a barrel part of?
A barrel is part of a gun
When was Barrel of a Gun - Guster song - created?
Barrel of a Gun - Guster song - was created in 1998.
Can you make a gun barrel longer?
You will have to replace the barrel
