ðə mˌɪnɪˈeɪ bˈɔːl ʌvðə mˈɪdəl nˈaɪntiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ɪŋkɹˈiːst ðə ɹˈeɪt ʌv fˈaɪɚɹ ʌv ɹˈaɪfəlz tə mˈætʃ ðæt ʌv smˈuːðboːɹz, ænd ɹˈaɪfəld mˈʌzəllˈoʊdɪŋ smˈɔːl ˈɑːɹmz wɜː ɹˈæpɪdli ɐdˈɑːptᵻd.
The Minié ball of the middle 19th century increased the rate of fire of rifles to match that of smoothbores, and rifled muzzle-loading small arms were rapidly adopted.