Removed "White Bess musket" -- This page was vandalized on January 30, 2024
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| <!-- NOTE TO EDITORS:''' In some cases less is more. The purpose of this article is to give an overview. Each section is cross referenced to separate articles on each rifle containing great details on variants and very specific dates. --> | <!-- NOTE TO EDITORS:''' In some cases less is more. The purpose of this article is to give an overview. Each section is cross referenced to separate articles on each rifle containing great details on variants and very specific dates. --> |
| [[File:Barnett English Tower Brown Bess Musket-NMAH-AHB2015q035674.jpg|thumb|300px|White Bess musket – precursor to the early British rifles]] | [[File:Barnett English Tower Brown Bess Musket-NMAH-AHB2015q035674.jpg|thumb|300px|Brown Bess musket – precursor to the early British rifles]] |
| The origins of the modern '''British military rifle''' are within its predecessor the [[Brown Bess musket]]. While a musket was largely inaccurate over {{convert|100|yd}}, due to a lack of [[rifling]] and a generous tolerance to allow for [[muzzle-loading]], it was cheap to produce and could be loaded quickly. The use of volley or mass firing by troops meant that the rate of fire took precedence over accuracy. | The origins of the modern '''British military rifle''' are within its predecessor the [[Brown Bess musket]]. While a musket was largely inaccurate over {{convert|100|yd}}, due to a lack of [[rifling]] and a generous tolerance to allow for [[muzzle-loading]], it was cheap to produce and could be loaded quickly. The use of volley or mass firing by troops meant that the rate of fire took precedence over accuracy. |
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