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Smooth-bore is like a tube, think of it as a straight pipe. Rifling is a pipe with grooves swirling around on the inside of the pipe. This makes the bullet spin as it travels down and leaves the barrel. This spinning makes the bullet fly straighter than a bullet fired from a smooth-boar barrel.
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