Is there gun powder in guns?

Anonymous

∙ 15y ago

Updated: 8/18/2019

Guns themselves don't contain any gunpowder, although, in muzzle loading firearms, the powder is loaded into the barrel, at which point, it could be said the gun does contain gunpowder.

In firearms which use cartridges, it is the cartridge which contains the gunpowder.

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