smoothbore

Without spiral grooves

A smoothbore is a firearm or cannon with an unrifled barrel—the inside is smooth rather than having spiral grooves that spin the projectile.

Muskets and shotguns are smoothbore weapons.

The term works as both noun and adjective: a smoothbore musket, the cannon was a smoothbore.

Smoothbores are less accurate at distance than rifled weapons but remain standard for shotguns.

firearm

musket

Muzzle-loaded infantry firearm

shotgunLong gun firing shot
blunderbussFlare-muzzled scatter weapon
muzzleloaderGun loaded through barrel

flintlock · matchlock · arquebus · caplock · percussion · scattergun · barrel · choke · wadding · buckshot

historical

musket

Muzzle-loaded infantry firearm

flintlockFlint-sparked firearm mechanism
arquebusEarly portable firearm
blunderbussFlare-muzzled scatter weapon

matchlock · bayonet · volley · infantry · cavalry · dragoon · militia · redcoat · revolutionary · colonial

artillery

cannon

Large mounted gun

howitzerShort-barreled artillery piece
mortarGrinding bowl or binder
culverinHistorical long-range cannon

ordnance · bombardment · barrage · salvo · fusillade · cannonball · grapeshot · canister · siege · battery

hunting

shotgun

Long gun firing shot

wildfowlHunted aquatic birds
gamebirdFowl hunted for sport
fowlingHunting wild birds

buckshot · decoy · retriever · quarry · blinds · stalking · tracking · sportsman · upland · waterfowl

Categories

armsguns, rifles, pistols, swords, firearms
artillerycannons, cannon, howitzers, howitzer, mortars
naval gunnerynaval gun, cannons, gunnery drills, guns, naval guns
Shotgunspump action, double barrel, over-under, side-by-side, semi-auto
Victorian weaponsrifle, musket, revolver, pistol, bayonet
gun barrelsbarrel length, breech, caliber, chamber, grooves

Opposites

barrel interior design

smoothborerifled

Searched to steal

rifled barrel · grooved · striated · microgroove

Family

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G