Rifling
Esquema
Jerarquía
Descripción
The process of cutting spiral grooves in the surface of a firearm projectile or the bore of a firearm barrel, also for the system of grooves so cut. The grooves impart a spinning motion to the projectile, thus equalizing its balance in flight and stabilizing its trajectory.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- 膛線 [zh]
- voorzien van geweergroeven [nl]
- estría [es]
- táng xiàn [zh]
- tang xian [zh]
- t'ang hsien [zh]
- rifled [en]
- estriado [es]