It makes the rifle much lighter to carry. It needs the most metal at the chamber, and less strength as you move towards the muzzle.
3 different varations were made: 1975-81 tapered plastic barrel housing 1977-83 tapered steel barrel housing 1981-82 straight steel barrel housing The rifle is rated at 710 FPS with BB's For the owners manual see the link below.
50-150 USD or so
Originally, the purpose of the octagon barrel was to reduce weight by removing metal from the barrel. Today, much of the reason is looks.
I do not personally, but yes, there is a single shot rifle that can have the rifle barrel replaced with a shotgun barrel.
That term refers to the outline shape of the outside of a rifle barrel.
A bayonet is the name of a knife attached to the barrel of a rifle.
No.
The length of a rifle barrel that measures 172mm is 6.77 inches.
One difference is that the inside of a shotgun barrel is smooth and the inside of a rifle barrel is what they call "fluted" which puts rotation on the bullet as it moves though the barrel.
the musket does not have a rifled barrel and a rifle does
Rifling is the spiral groove pattern in a rifle or handgun barrel the purpose of which is to impart spin to the bullet in order to achieve stability in flight.
It depends.. if you have a carbine length barrel and will be using it on a rifle with a carbine length barrel, then yes. If you took it from a rifle with a rifle length barrel, and are putting it on a rifle with a carbine length barrel, then it won't function properly.