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I see images like this posted around repeatedly. It piqued my curiosity. There have been several evolutions in powders in the past two centuries, many smokeless powders, strings of cordite, just to name a few. Does anyone have a link to a good timeline or comparison of what exactly goes inside bullets?
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>>33814044
Weaponized spaghetti?
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>>33814041
From what I can tell they're all basically nitrocellulose with a stabiliser and some additives.
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>>33814099
One of the formulations of cordite, used in a british 303 round.
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I did find this, but not much of a comparison or timeline:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smokeless_powder#Smokeless_propellant_components
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probably an important unwritten history here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistite
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMR_Legendary_Powders
Who knows how many formulations have been marketed in different eras
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_powder
A slow burning powder that was used in naval artillery before smokeless explosive powders
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>>33814041
>inside bullets
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>>33815108
isnt this from a Horse The Band music video?
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