Smoothbore Musket vs Rifled Musket

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Testing some more black powder fudd-lore.   Did militaries of 18th and 19th century stick with smooth-bore muskets because of their supposed faster reload speed and reduced fouling or was it just because they were cheaper to manufacture?

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