For what purpose do rifled barrels put a spin on a traveling bullet?

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Does it give it some sort of added benefit like traveling further vs no spin? Why does that happen physics wise?

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Smoothbore weapons were wildly inaccurate. Adding a spin on the bullet makes it more aerodynamic, so it doesn’t have to fight the air as it moves.

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