What is rifling?

Helical grooves inside a barrel that spin the bullet.

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  1. A cleaning method
  2. Helical grooves inside a barrel that spin the bullet ✔
  3. A type of rifle stock

Why: Rifling is the spiral groove pattern in a barrel that spins the projectile for accuracy.

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Rifling keeps bullets on a spin cycle
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Answer: Helical grooves inside a barrel that spin the bullet. Rifling is the spiral groove pattern in a barrel that spins the projectile for accuracy.

  1. Rifle en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rifle
    a helical or spiralling pattern of grooves (rifling)
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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