Air rifles with a smooth barrel
Smooth
— barrel with a smooth inner surface, without rifling. One of the main practical advantages of this design is "omnivory": smooth barrels can be used for both bullets and balls (although the specific type of ammunition used depends on the model of the rifle). In addition, a flat surface is noticeably easier and cheaper to manufacture than a grooved one. The main disadvantage of such a weapon is its rather low accuracy, since the projectiles fired from it are not stabilized due to rotation. So there are very few conventional smoothbore rifles nowadays, and smoothbore rifles are most popular in airsoft drives, in particular, AEGs (see "Type") — this is the best option for use with plastic balls.Show