The accuracy of American long rifles like the Pennsylvania and Kentucky rifles far exceeded that of any smooth bore weapon.
32.
A more stable trajectory meant dramatically improved accuracy over the more commonly available smooth bore muskets also used in the period.
33.
The weapon was planned to be superseded by the 2A45 Sprut-B 125 mm smooth bore anti-tank gun.
34.
Only three structures survived : the mill building; the building which housed the smooth bore machine; and a lime kiln.
35.
Many smooth bore muskets dating all the way back to the Springfield Model 1812 were brought out of storage for similar reasons.
36.
Because of his military experience, Huse primarily sought quality rifles, avoiding the smooth bore muskets that had since become outdated.
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This gave the rifled musket an effective range of several hundred yards, which was a significant improvement over the smooth bore musket.
38.
In the 1840s and 1850s, many smooth bore muskets had their barrels rifled so that they could fire the new Mini?ball.
39.
Many artillery pieces were converted from older smooth bore weapons once technical problems in strengthening the original cast iron body had been overcome.
40.
The Model 1847 musketoons were also produced as a smooth bore weapon, and a small number of these also were later rifled.
