KodiakHunter said:Hey there Just J!
A round ball yaws in a smoothbore ML, by bouncing around within all that bore space until it gets to the end of the muzzle, where it then takes on its path of trajectory. The more it strays from the imaginary linear axis formed between the barrel and the target, the more it yaws. Rifling theoretically eliminated the yaw in most cases and delivered greater accuracy to muzzleloading.
* I could say, the more it strays from the average parabolic trajectory between the barrel and the target.
Trot said:I believe when you have read about the shorter range of the smoothbore, it is about accuracy not the distance the ball will travel. When it is stated that a smoothbore has a hunting range of fifty yards or whatever, that is the limit of an ethical shot due to the accuracy of the gun. All else being equal I think the ball will travel just as far, but who knows where it will strike.
KodiakHunter said:Hey there Just J,
In a vacuum or in the absence of air, both projectiles would arrive at identical horizontal distances. Therefore, they would both have the same range.
However, since we're dealing with a realistic scenario here, the spinning round ball will experience less drag due to gyroscopic angular momentum or rotational motion. Since the rifled round ball is the spinning round ball, it will have a decidedly shorter range than the round ball launched from the smoothbore.
George said:Just curious, KodiakHunter, have you ever actually fired a smoothbore?
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Yea ,yea I know that rough barrel have less surface area I know that but black powder does more exploding than burn when you contain it.
alabamaboy said:Yea ,yea I know that rough barrel have less surface area I know that but black powder does more exploding than burn when you contain it. The different black powders explodes at different pressures because of the grain size the 3f powder will build pressure faster than 2f but 3f will burn it's self out faster. 1f, 2f, 3f because they explode with a different rate is why the heavier the ball the slower the powder grade should be used. It's the reason we have different powder grades. Other wise why have different grades of black powder . Once it has exploded then what is left in the barrel will finsh burning but it isn't much.I know we got off subject and I am sorry for that It's my fault I guess for not fully understanding the question that started this post. :redface:
By george you might just be onto something!KodiakHunter said:Yes! That was my first guess, but I ruled it out because of the universal atmospheric dungflux option. :rotf:
petsoman said:The spinning creates stability, but at the same time the resistance to the ball to create the spinning action keeps the ball in the barrel "longer" than the smooth barrel. So, could it be that the rifle ball is using the total charge where the smooth does not(less velocity as it leaves the barrel). Gravity hits them both at the same time, but the rifle ball will be further out as it hits the ground... Sort of like the low brass spreads shot wider than high brass.They both spread at the same rate, but the faster moving shot has not had a chance to spread as it goes the same distance...
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