Hunting rifled weapons, which is known since the sixteenth century

Hunting rifled weapons have been used since the sixteenth century.

History

It all started with what the masters began to do in the trunk parallel to the movement of the bullet's bullets in order that they would collect carbon deposits, which were formed in large numbers from the explosion of black powder. However, soon began to notice that if the rifling twists around the axis at half a turn, then several times increase the accuracy, as well as the power and range of the shot.

The bullet, rotating and held by centrifugal forces, flies very accurately. Since the seventeenth century, these weapons have been considered a hunting attribute of the nobles. It was richly decorated, it was valued not less than a good horse. At the time, however, weapons iron, softer, quickly erased, so the grooves "worked" only a few shots. More widely, hunting rifled guns were used after the development of metal processing technologies. Since the eighteenth century such rifles began to arm the army.

Modern hunting rifled weapons are very popular in various countries around the world. The reason for this prevalence is that it is ideal for shooting a large and medium-sized dangerous beast. A distinctive feature of it is the presence of spiral rills made on the inner surface of the trunk. It is the screw grooves that give the bullet, released from such weapons, additional rotational movement. Thanks to this, stability and range are provided on the trajectory, and accuracy is increased.

Calibres

The main feature of the classification are calibers of rifled hunting weapons. In some countries, this is the distance between the groove fields. In Russia, the distance between the cuts. A small-caliber variety of this hunting attribute has in diameter from 5.6 to 6-6.5 mm. It is distinguished by the high accuracy of shooting. The disadvantage of small-rim rifled rifles is considered to be a weak killer force. They are used for hunting small furry animals and ungulates. The speed of the bullet, released from them, at the exit of the barrel reaches 1200 meters per second. Medium-sized rifled weapons in diameter have from seven to nine millimeters. Its advantage is considered to be a relatively high efficiency with low returns. Hunting rifled weapons with a large caliber - from nine millimeters and above - suitable for a bear, elk, wild boar.

Until 1980, domestic industry produced large-sized rifled carbines "Bear" and "Elk", as well as double-barreled rifle "Zubr". Recently, the development of the carbine "Tiger" began.

Constructions

By its design, firearm rifled weapons are divided into several subgroups. Fittings - having one or two barrels, produced for the cartridges of the largest caliber. They are very strong, so they can withstand the maximum loads. The trunk of the unions is breakable. Other hunting rifled weapons - a carbine - can be either automatic or not self-loading. He usually has one trunk. The next variety is a combined type, similar in characteristics to the fitting, but more universal and rather heavy. Sometimes a combined hunting rifle has up to four barrels, one or two of which are smoothbore.