Rifles by Esmeralda Salinas https://padlet.com/348272/cg52vh6e285 By Esmeralda Salinas en-us 2017-01-24 17:26:42 UTC 2025-11-02 09:37:59 UTC hello@padlet.com Who made the first rifle 348272 https://padlet.com/348272/cg52vh6e285/wish/149106539 The first person who made the rifle was a Scottish soldier Patrick Ferguson. ]]> 2017-01-24 17:54:31 UTC https://padlet.com/348272/cg52vh6e285/wish/149106539 What is a Rifle 348272 https://padlet.com/348272/cg52vh6e285/wish/149214675 A rifle is a gun that is fired from a shoulder level, having a long spirally grooved barrel intended to make a bullet spin and thereby have greater accuracy over a long distance. ]]> 2017-01-25 03:21:13 UTC https://padlet.com/348272/cg52vh6e285/wish/149214675 When was the rifle invented? 348272 https://padlet.com/348272/cg52vh6e285/wish/149218285 The rifle was invented like in the 15th century and some of the earlier rifles had straight rather than spiral grooves. they thought  the initial purpose may have been to receive the powder residue. ]]> 2017-01-25 04:11:11 UTC https://padlet.com/348272/cg52vh6e285/wish/149218285 Where was the rifle invented? 348272 https://padlet.com/348272/cg52vh6e285/wish/149223831 The rifle was invented in Europe. But some German Guns man modified the long rifle which was called Jaeger into the accurate "Kentucky" or "Pennsylvania rifle.]]> 2017-01-25 05:45:50 UTC https://padlet.com/348272/cg52vh6e285/wish/149223831 how was a rifle used? 348272 https://padlet.com/348272/cg52vh6e285/wish/149224310 The rifle was used to shoot in a shoulder level. They were used mostly by British soldiers in the trenches. 15 rounds could be fired in a minute and a person can be 1,400 meters away and can be killed.]]> 2017-01-25 05:54:28 UTC https://padlet.com/348272/cg52vh6e285/wish/149224310 What was the impact and/or effects of the rifle on WWI? 348272 https://padlet.com/348272/cg52vh6e285/wish/149300380 The effect that the rifle did was make it impossible to to cross the defended ground . But the military commanders preferred smooth bore weapons for infantry use because rifles were much more prone to problems due to powder fouling the barrel and because they took longer to reload and fire than muskets.Since musketeers couldn't afford to take the time to stop and clean their barrels in the middle of a battle, rifles were limited to use by their barrels in the middle of a battle, rifles were limited to use by sharpshooters and non military uses like hunting, ]]> 2017-01-25 13:40:01 UTC https://padlet.com/348272/cg52vh6e285/wish/149300380 Effects of a rifle 348272 https://padlet.com/348272/cg52vh6e285/wish/149307887 The rifle can kill a person if you aim it right. They can be dangerous  but not as dangerous as a flame thrower. A rifle is mostly used in hunting to kill animals. A rifle can shoot up to 15 rounds. ]]> 2017-01-25 14:00:23 UTC https://padlet.com/348272/cg52vh6e285/wish/149307887