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...tgun slugs are currently under consideration by the US military as an anti-material round; the tendency of typical commercial shotgun slugs to deform on impact ...urrently under development and consideration by the US military, including explosive rounds and stand-off breaching rounds, that could further improve the range

...explosion]]. An '''explosive charge''' is a measured quantity of explosive material. The chemical decomposition of an explosive may take years, days, hours, or a fraction of a second. The slower processe

... or '''striker''' is part of the firing mechanism used in a [[firearm]] or explosive device e.g. an M14 landmine or bomb fuze. Firing pins may take many forms, ...ften made from lighter materials than steel, such as titanium. The ligher material increases the speed at which the firing pin travels, and reduces the lock t

...owder''' (also called '''black powder''') is a pyrotechnic composition, an explosive mixture of sulfur, charcoal and potassium nitrate (also known as saltpetre Gunpowder is classified as a [[low explosive]] because of its slow decomposition rate and consequently low [[brisance]].

...9.</ref> Within a couple centuries of this, the Chinese had discovered the explosive potential of packing hollowed cannonball shells with gunpowder. Written lat ...safe grenade'. 75,000,000 grenades were made during World War I. It was an explosive-filled steel canister with a triggering pin and a distinctive deeply notche

...ns on powder and primers, they may be covered under other laws governing [[explosive]] materials.<ref>[http://www.opsi.gov.uk/SI/si2005/20051082.htm#10 The Manu ...prefer jacketed bullets, especially in rifles and pistols. The hard jacket material, generally copper or [[brass]], resists deformation and handles far higher

...wheel-lock was a major innovation &mdash; since it did not rely on burning material as a source of heat, it could be loaded, and kept loaded for extended perio ...ained a small quantity of pressure-sensitive explosive. When crushed, the explosive would detonate, sending a stream of hot gas down a hole in the nipple, and

...unds or [[Explosive material|explosive]] rounds. Guns firing large-caliber explosive rounds are generally considered either [[autocannons]] or automatic [[grena ...SBN 0-425-10355-2.</ref>. This led to the introduction of .50 caliber anti-material [[sniper rifle]]s, such as the [[M82 Barrett rifle|Barrett M82]].

[[Image:81mm mortar rounds.png|thumb|left|81mm high explosive (HE), white phosphorus (WP) and Illumination Mortar rounds]] ...rojectile)#Smoke|smoke]], or [[Shell (projectile)#High Explosive (HE)|high explosive]].

...lly use a +P cartridge in a non-+P-rated firearm, the chance of a one-time explosive failure is minimal as long as the gun was in good physical condition. Repe **Bullet material

...rigger releases a hammer which strikes the percussion cap, and ignites the explosive primer. The flame travels through the hollow nipple to ignite the main powd ... or brass cup, containing a precise amount of stable but shock-sensitive [[explosive]] mixture, with ingredients such as lead azide or potassium perchlorate. Ca

A '''propellant''' is a material that is used to move ("propel") an object. This will often involve a chemic ...y be similar, though differently proportioned and combined, to those of an explosive. Propellants are nearly always chemically different from explosives as used

...s possible the use of large [[explosive charge|charges]] of slow-burning [[explosive]]. The copper band, on being forced through the gun, gives rise to conside ...nown chamber pressure in the gun, and for a particular stress on the shell material. The exact proportions of the shell depend, however, greatly on experiment

...entation shell, 120 mm pig iron incendiary shell, 77/14 model - 75 mm high explosive shell, model 16 - 75 mm fragmentation shell.]] ...ying [[projectile]], which, as opposed to [[Round shot|shot]], contains an explosive or other filling, though modern usage includes large solid projectiles prev

...er, and designed or redesigned and made or remade to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed shotgun shell to fire through a smooth bore either a number of b ...hal or non-lethal ammunitions, such as tear gas shells, bean bags, flares, explosive sonic stun rounds, and rubber projectiles, all packaged into 12 gauge shotg

: Explosive Materials Code This edition of NFPA 495, Explosive Materials Code, was prepared by the Technical Committee on Explosives and a

...ian Friedrich Schönbein]] in 1846. He also promoted its use as a blasting explosive. ...r, or too large blocks of solid propellant, can cause self-ignition of the material. Single-base nitrocellulose propellants are most susceptible to degradation

...r rounds are held in place in the bore by [[sabot]]s. The sabot is a light material that transfers the pressure of the charge to the penetrator, then is discar Many large calibre projectiles are filled with a high explosive which, when detonated, shatters the shell casing, producing thousands of hi

In ancient times various devices were adopted to ignite the [[Explosive material|charge]]. Small [[gun]]s were fired by priming powder poured down the [[to ...ering material, such as flannel, serge or silk cloth are used; combustible material such as woven gun-cotton cloth has also been tried, but there are certain d

'''[[Brisance]]''' is a measure of the rapidity with which an [[explosive]] develops its maximum pressure. In addition to strength, [[explosive material]]s display a second characteristic, which is their shattering effect or bri