It was raised above. What is a "smooth rifle." Isn't that an oxymoron? I've seen it mentioned before on this forum, but fail to understand it. Does a smooth rifle have a rear sight?
The Pennsylvania GazetteZonie said:And, YES, the term "smooth rifle" is a modern term that basically just describes a typical rifle of the era with a smooth bore.
tenngun said:We also see the term rifle mounted fusil.
Personally (IMHO only) it’s all about glasses. Most people didn’t correct vision back then. And their sight wasn’t any better then then today. Everyone you see with glasses today would just be “ Joe who didn’t see real good” back then.
A man with even mild nearsightedness just might not have been served with having a rifles piece. Yet he wanted a gun that was the equal to others around him. So he had a gun that looked just like a rife but missed its most important feature.
He could shoot a brown deer shaped blob at fifty sixty or seventy yards and have meat on the table, likewise tree rats taken with a spoon full of shot tasted as good as one who lost his head to a rifle shot.
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