Powder: the push behind the bullet

Powder: the push behind the bullet: The size, shape and makeup of each grain controls burn rate, pressure, accuracy. Here’s what’s to know. Though ancient Chinese get credit for crude explosives, gunpowder was first described by Roger Bacon in 1249. The English Friar may not have considered its place in weapons; but crude firearms soon …

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