Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having no rifling within the barrel. Used of a firearm.
- noun A firearm having no rifling.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Smooth-bored; not rifled: as, a smooth-bore gun. Compare
choke-bore . - noun A firearm with a smooth-bored barrel; in contradistinction to rifle, or rifled gun.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Gun.) Having a bore of perfectly smooth surface; -- distinguished from
rifled .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective firearms having a
bore with a smooth interior, ie. one that has not beenrifled - noun firearms a
cannon , gun or other firearm that has an unrifled barrel.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of a firearm; not having rifling or internal spiral grooves inside the barrel
- noun a firearm that has no rifling
Etymologies
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Examples
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My browning smoothbore is very accurate with remington sluggers. 3 to 4 inch groups at 100 yds.
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My browning smoothbore is very accurate with remington sluggers. 3 to 4 inch groups at 100 yds.
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I've shot very good groups with Federal TruBalls in smoothbore barrels.
Shotgun Slug Accuracy Tips from the American Slug Shooting Association 2009
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I've shot very good groups with Federal TruBalls in smoothbore barrels.
Shotgun Slug Accuracy Tips from the American Slug Shooting Association 2009
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I've shot very good groups with Federal TruBalls in smoothbore barrels.
Shotgun Slug Accuracy Tips from the American Slug Shooting Association 2009
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I've had god luck with the brenneke slugs in smoothbore guns!!!
which slugs are best to use with a mossberg 500 smoothbore. 2009
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I've shot very good groups with Federal TruBalls in smoothbore barrels.
Shotgun Slug Accuracy Tips from the American Slug Shooting Association 2009
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I've shot very good groups with Federal TruBalls in smoothbore barrels.
Shotgun Slug Accuracy Tips from the American Slug Shooting Association 2009
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I've had god luck with the brenneke slugs in smoothbore guns!!!
which slugs are best to use with a mossberg 500 smoothbore. 2009
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I've shot very good groups with Federal TruBalls in smoothbore barrels.
Shotgun Slug Accuracy Tips from the American Slug Shooting Association 2009
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August 5, 2022