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What kind of gas is created from gun powder in a small rifle cartridge when it is detonated?
The gun powder does not detonate, it burns.
What does 45acp on a hand gun?
It is the named of the cartridge it shoots- the .45 Automatic Colt Pistol cartridge.
Is the 38 super a gun?
It is a an automatic pistol cartridge fired by some guns. A gun that shoots that cartridge may be called a .38 Super.
What does acp mean on a .380 pistol?
the ACP in any gun cartridge means Colt Auto Pistol
What is a cartridge in a gun?
A cartridge is a complete round of ammunition. It consists of the cartridge case, which holds powder, primer and projectile (the bullet).
What kind of gun powder does a rifle cartridge use?
Depends on the cartridge, Early cartridges used black powder, Modern cartridges use smokeless powder, based on nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin. There are hundreds of different smokeless powders that have different recipes, grain shapes, and burning rates.
What happens to bullets shell and casing when shot?
A cartridge consists of a cartridge case with primer, the powder filling, and the bullet (the projectile). When a cartridge is fired, the primer ignites the powder, which burns, driving the bullet out of the barrel. The now empty cartridge case may be automatically ejected from the gun (falls to the ground) or may have to be ejected by hand- depends on the gun.
Does a rifle need bullets or gun powder?
All firearms need: A projectile such as a bullet, gun powder to propel the bullet out of the barrel of the gun, and a cartridge to hold them together. Gun powder only explodes and the force from the explosion propels the bullet out of the barrel, basically. The cartridge is disposed of thereafter. A bullet will not move unless the gunpowder behind it explodes. This is the basic operation of a firearm/rifle.
How do you tell the powder load in a gun cartridge?
The only way to be certain is to remove the bullet with a bullet puller, empty out the powder, and weigh it.
How much powder do you put in a traditional black powder pistol?
Depends on the caliber. A .45 caliber pistol uses about 40 grains of black powder. Contact the maker's website and download the owner's manual for YOUR gun.
What kind of powder did they use in the civil war?
GUN powder.
What is the name for the bottom of a gun cartridge?
A typical center fire cartridge consists of bullet, cartridge case, primer and powder. The bottom is the cartridge case- and the bottom of the cartridge case is the case head. markings on it are called "headstamps".
