"Smooth bore Rifle" is a contradiction in terms. But it is not nomenclature its configuration. Smooth bore guns designed primarily for ball and big game (ball guns) are configured more like a rifle. Because they do have smooth bores shot could be fired but it wasn't their primary purpose. It is possible to fire ball from a shotgun but it was not their manufacturers prime intention, by configuration of the gun. Other guns perhaps with special purposes in mind may lie in between the two. Trying to determine what the designer's intent or use for an unusual gun was can be very intriguing.
Last edited by PM; 04/16/11 05:11 AM.
