Rifle
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The rifle is a gun with a stock to brace against the shoulder and a barrel with twisting grooves. The grooves are called "rifling" and make bullets spin as they fly through the air.
Rifles are made to shoot many different sizes of bullets and different amounts of gun powder. Rifles are usually made to be able to hit targets far away from the shooter.
The rifle was invented by a man named August Kotter. August Kotter was a German gunsmith who invented this weapon in 1520. After this he sold his designs to many manufacturers who made small changes to the rifle to make it their own.
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