ðiːz lˈɔŋ ɹˈaɪfəlz ænd sˈɪmɪlɚ wˈɛpənz wɜː jˈuːzd fɹʌm ɐbˌaʊt wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd, bˌʌt ɡɹˈædʒuːəli ɡˈeɪv wˈeɪ tə fˈaɪɚɹɑːɹmz hˌuːz pɹədʒˈɛktəl ɪz lˈoʊdᵻd ˌɪntʊ ðə tʃˈeɪmbɚ vˈaɪə ðə bɹˈiːtʃ, wɪðˌaʊt hˌævɪŋ tə pˈæs θɹuː ðə bˈæɹəl.
These long rifles and similar weapons were used from about 1700 to 1900, but gradually gave way to firearms whose projectile is loaded into the chamber via the breech, without having to pass through the barrel.