Rifling

part · 1498 · Early modern era

Helical grooves that spin the bullet.

Principles and materials it uses

• Angular momentum — uses. Spin stabilizes the bullet.
• Screw thread — uses. Helical grooves.
• Iron — is made of. Rifling is cut into an iron barrel.

Where it is used

• Revolver — is part of. A rifled barrel.
• Tank gun — is part of. Rifled tank guns (today often smoothbore).
• Rifle — is part of. Rifling.

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