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How are bullets shot out of a gun?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

In a modern firearm, pulling the trigger releases the hammer or striker, which drives the firing pin into the primer of the cartridge. The primer sends a spurt of flame into the cartridge case, igniting the gunpowder. This burns VERY rapidly, producing hot, expanding gasses. The high pressure of those gasses will push the bullet out of the gun barrel at high speed.

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13y ago

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