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Why was it better to have a rifle than a musket on a war?
The rifle was accurate to a much greater range- but it also took a lot longer to reload.
How the musket different from the rifle?
the musket does not have a rifled barrel and a rifle does
What type of weapon were bayonets?
Bayonets are knives with a special clasp to attach the knife at the tip of a rifle or musket. They were originally developed for close fighting when it took a few moments to reload a musket or single-shot rifle. Fire one round, then start stabbing the enemy. Much better than using the rifle as a club.
Why does a rifle shoot more accurate than a musket?
Lands and grooves aka rifling
Does a rifle go further than a musket?
In general, yes- and with MUCH greater accuracy.
Name a old rifle that start with m?
musket Or miguelet / miquelet.
What is a synonym for musket?
Carbine, rifle, firearm, or gun. Those are synonyms for musket.
What is the difference between a musket and a rifle?
A musket is smooth bored, like a shotgun's bore. A rifle has rifling inside the bore (grooves).
What civil firearms was deadlier than the musket?
The rifle was more accurate at long range, but slower to load.
What were conoidal bullets and why were they better than musket balls?
conoidal bullets were accurate at much greater distances. they were better then musket balls because musket balls were only accurate at close range and conoidal were not.
What did the rifle replace?
It replaced the smoothbore musket.
What does a flintlock musket do?
Nothing different from a rifle.
