Smokeless Powder

A combustible propellant that sits between the bullet and the primer in the case
On detonation, the ignited powder rapidly decomposes into a hot, forceful gas that instantaneously expands and propels the bullet out of the gun bore
The chief ingredient of single-base powder is nitrocellulose
Double-base formulas use nitroglycerin and nitrocellulose
Modern powders are a derivative of guncotton (nitrocellulose), which was developed and used in the 1800s in lieu of black powder because it produced less smoke and flash on ignition
To achieve certain burn rates, powder grains come in different shapes and sizes; they can also have different surface coatings
Alliant Powder grains are made using an extrusion process and come in cylinder or disc shape

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