Cartridge (firearms)

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A cartridge or round packages the bullet, gunpowder and primer into a single metallic case precisely made to fit the firing chamber of a firearm. The primer is a small charge of impact-sensitive chemical that may be located at the center of the case head (centerfire ammunition) or at its rim (rimfire ammunition). Electrically-fired cartridges have also been made; see below. A cartridge without a bullet is called a blank.

Related Topics:
Bullet - Gunpowder - Primer - Firearm - Centerfire ammunition - Rimfire - Below - Blank

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