Pellet accuracy from smooth bore?

[Moose]

Can anyone direct me to any old posts about the need for rifled barrel use with pellets. Would pellets perform well from a smooth bore barrel? Several videos have pointed out that pellets are similar to badminton shuttlecocks in flite that fly straight (as in no twist rate spiral). Extreme pellet spiral is claimed to be caused by CG of pellet, design of pellet, velocity and may be rifling twist rate? Recent slug barrel conversations and rifling twist rates has raised these questions for me. Thanks for any input.

 

[Hateful McNasty]

Diana 25 smoothbore air rifle: Part 4 | Pyramyd AIR Gun Blog

by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 This Diana 25 smoothbore was made in World War II. One thing that I really like about this blog is the fact that it affords me the opportunity to test certain things thoroughly. In fact, it somewhat forces me to test them thoroughly;

www.pyramydair.com

https://airgunwarriors.com/community/airgun-talk/smoothbore-airgun/

Mayb get you started

 

[FL22]

These articles are very interesting.

The Daystate Guide To Airgun Barrels – Part One

This is the first of a series of three posts about airgun barrels by Daystate’s Tony Belas. As many HAM readers will know, Tony has many years experience in the airgun industry. Before that, he served in the British army. In addition, he has always had a strong interest in historic airguns and...

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[Moose]

Thanks for the links to previous posts. There is a lot of history to review on this subject. I knew I wasn't the only one out there thinking about this stuff. Very humbling experience.