Abstract: A smooth bore rifle barrel (10) comprising an initial portion or cartridge chamber (11), an intermediate portion or bore (12), a final portion, composed of a muzzle section (15, 16) and a terminal portion (13, 14) with a fixed choke or built in a manner to provide a series of interchangeable chokes. The muzzle section (15, 16) is provided with a conical fitting (15) connected to a portion (16) of the barrel (10) of a cylindrical shape, so as to attain, at a predetermined ratio between the lengths and diameters of the conical fitting (15) and of the cylindrical portion (16), a reduction of the recoiling force with respect to that of known rifle barrels, without changing the exit velocity and spreading angle of the gunshot.

Abstract: A pack-type clip for shotgun cartridges comprises a container of box-like construction and elongate shape with an open end and two oppositely located, respectively muzzle and breech, minor walls, as well as major side walls. On each of the major side walls, proximately of the breech side minor wall, there is formed a lengthwise guide rib, the lengthwise ribs being oppositely located to face each other and set mutually apart by a distance substantially equal to the diameter of a cartridge.