How Guns & Ammo Work (FREE PREVIEW)

Learn the basics of how guns work.

Plus the components of a cartridge:

  • Primer: starts the explosion, usually hit with a hammer or firing pin
  • Gunpowder: set off by the primer and builds up immense pressure when burned
  • Bullet: projectile
  • Casing: what holds everything together, usually brass

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