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...ing each barrel was a slow, tedious process. The [[breech-loader]] form of firearm didn't evolve until the 1860s, and was gradually perfected over time. ...dary, follow-up shot on large, dangerous game without having to "work" the firearm's action. This can mean a matter of life or death for the shooter when a la

...der]], but modern firearms use [[smokeless powder]], [[cordite]], or other propellants. Most modern firearms (with the notable exception of [[smoothbore]] [[shotg ...y gun}}The word ''[[Gun (artillery)|gun]]'' is often used as a synonym for firearm (just look at the name of this website), but usually only by civilians. In

... propel a bullet, but not enough to destroy the [[gun barrel|barrel]] of a firearm. This makes gunpowder less suitable for shattering rock or fortifications, [[Category:Firearm propellants]]

The first step to firing a firearm of any sort is igniting the propellant. The earliest firearms were [[canno ... into one package which could quickly be loaded from the [[breech]] of the firearm. The three systems which have survived the test of time are the rimfire, th

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Common chemical propellants consist of a fuel, like gasoline, jet fuel and rocket fuel, and an [[oxidiz ...r, though differently proportioned and combined, to those of an explosive. Propellants are nearly always chemically different from explosives as used in shells an

A '''riot gun''' refers to a type of [[firearm]] that is used to fire [[less than lethal]] [[ammunition]] for the purpose ...ly large to those accustomed to modern cartridges propelled by more modern propellants: images

Smokeless powders, or [[propellants]], are essentially mixtures of chemicals designed to burn under controlled ...to burn completely, even in an enclosed space such as the [[chamber]] of a firearm.

...eless powder''' is the name given to a number of [[propellant]]s used in [[firearm]]s and [[artillery]] which produce negligible smoke when fired, unlike the ...e-base propellants are common in handgun and rifle ammunition. Triple-base propellants are more common in artillery guns.

The '''.454 Casull''' (pronounced Ka-Sool) is a [[cartridge|firearm cartridge]], developed in 1957 by Dick Casull and Jack Fulmer. It was first ...[cartridge]]]]The cartridges were originally loaded with a triplex load of propellants, which gave progressive burning, aided by the rifle primer ignition, result

... NATO''' is a [[rifle]] [[cartridge]] developed in the 1950s as a standard firearm cartridge among NATO countries. ...ocities on the order of 860 m/s (2,800 ft/s) for both). Due to more modern propellants, less volume could be dedicated to holding them in the 7.62x51mm cartridge

.... A gun barrel must be able to hold in the expanding gas produced by the [[propellants]] to ensure that optimum [[muzzle velocity]] is attained by the [[bullet]] ...r without undermining their strength in holding the explosive gases as the firearm fires. Early cannons were hugely thick for the caliber that they fired. Ear

...sually large and tubular, that uses [[gunpowder]] or other explosive-based propellants to launch a projectile over a distance. Cannon vary in [[caliber]], range, ...nade10thCenturyDunhuang.jpg|thumb|175px|Earliest known representation of a firearm (a [[fire lance]]) and a [[grenade]] (upper right), Dunhuang, 10th century]