free-bored

free-bored
/free"bawrd", -bohrd"/, adj.
(of a rifle) having a bore that is not rifled within a short distance of the breech, so that a fired cartridge travels about 1/2 in. (1.3 cm) before being engaged by the lands, thus reducing initial high pressures.

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