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Fun fact: During WWII the Nazis tried to make a barrel attachment that would allow soldiers to shoot around corners. It was called the Krummlauf. There were there variants the 30 degree version, the 45 degree version, the 60 degree version and the 90 degree version. Only the 30 degree one was produced in any significant numbers. The lifespan of the Krummlauf was terrible. Even the best 30 degree version which lasted the longest since the angle was the least sharp, only managed to last for 300 rounds. The slightly shaper angled 45 degree version nearly cut that number in half. Another huge problem was that the bending caused bullets to fragment in the barrel which caused an unintentional shotgun effect. After WWII the soviets experimented with it a little and then the idea of curving bullets was mostly abandoned.