In the 1500s. Did not really catch one until the late 1700s.
Moisture, range, no rifling.
All types of guns do not contain rifling but they do shoot little mini david's at high speed velocity....... unfortunately they are deadly weapons to the brain and can dig their way into the stomach and eat you from the inside out.
Not all types of guns have rifling. Shotguns, for example, typically have smoothbore barrels, meaning they lack rifling. This design is intentional, as shotguns are designed to fire multiple projectiles (shot) or larger single projectiles (slugs) that spread out over a wider area, making them effective for hunting birds or in close-range situations. Rifling is primarily used in firearms that fire single projectiles, as it helps stabilize the bullet for greater accuracy over longer distances.
Among others. Smith & Wesson uses 6/6 in many of their guns.
Some fire shot- a number of lead pellets. Rifling causes the pattern of shot to open, leaving a hole in the middle of the pattern.
So close to zero as being unmeasurable. The variations in markings come from random variations in wear of the rifling cutter, odd chips of steel produced by the rifling process, etc. Even two guns made in succession on the same production line will show differences in produced striations.
the micro groove is button cut and ballard is the lands and grooves are not equally spaced
no, a rife shoots 1 projectile and the barrel has spiral grooves in it which are known as rifling. A shotgun shoots multiple projectiles at a time, and the barrel is smooth.
A good start would be a gun shop- most sell used and new guns. See the Yellow Pages phone book under Guns.
Smooth bores are bores or barrels in guns that do not contain rifling. Rifling is made up of lands and grooves that cause the bullet to turn within the barrel of the gun. This turning gives the bullet and gun its accuracy. A smooth bore gun is much less accurate than a rifled bore gun.
It would depend on the type of gun,for the most part anything that is called a "rifle" has rifling in the barrel. A musket generally doesn't have rifling and is considered a "smooth bore" There are cases in both instances that cross the line such as rifled muskets (used in the Civil War) and weapons mistakenly called "rifles" as in you will hear a Brown Bess or charliville musket called a rifle. There are also guns called "Fowler's" these are for the most part smooth bore and meant for shot, but can also fire a ball, much the same as the musket.
broach is the tool to cut rifling.