hey i need to know what makes gun powder any answers
137989
I think it's sulfur, potassium, and charcoal
393380
this could be a local language thing, if you mean the type of sparkelers which use gun powder, you may be out of luck. No plane will allow them on board and freight companies will not ship them
73286
It depends on the type of firearm. If the pistol has a barrel, then there would be residue. If it is a clip type, there is no way for the powder to come back on the hand.
397225
Bound's hubby here:\n\nA grain is a very precise unit of measurement. a grain is 1/7000th of a pound ... 7000 grains to a pound.\n\nIn rifle and pistol ammunition, the bullet weight is expressed in grains, as is the powder charge. For example, a typical .308 Winchester target round would be a 168 grain Sierra MatchKing loaded on top of 41.5 grains of Accurate Arms 2520 powder.
600098
http://thefifthrule.com/T5R/?p=225\n\nhttp://www.myscienceproject.org/gelatin.html\n\nhttp://how2dostuff.blogspot.com/2006/01/how-to-make-ballistics-gel.html\n\netc, etc
448124
Check www.gunbroker.com to see what they sell for. It sounds good to me. I had one a few years back, ate buckshot and birdshot with no problems. I think I still have a pistol grip and heat sheild that I never put on it. It was stolen with my vehicle, sad to say and never replaced it.
131637
borax or alum\n\nmaybe salt\n\ntry copper sulfate
70555
For yours and others sake, I hope you don't find out. Gunpowder is dangerous stuff and should not be made by people.
47613
http://www.barrettrifles.com/\nThey make great 50 cal guns.
361560
chemically, nothing happens to the bullet itself.  the gunpowder exploding is however a chemical reaction. \n\nMechanically, a pressure builds up behind the bullet and starts pushing it down the barrell.  Some bores are smooth (shotguns) and the bullet goes straight down the barrell.  Some barrels have ridges cut on the inside in a spiral pattern that grip the bullet and put a spin on it.  This increases distance and reduces the effects of wind.  The bullet continues to accelerate down the barrell to the muzzle.  At the muzzle, the bullet has its maximum velocity as the pressure that has built up during hte gunpowder explosion is no longer confined by the barrell and the bullet, it gets released to the atmosphere.  The bullet will then travel on a trajectory that depends on its weight, initial angle of travel relative to the horizon, and muzzle velocity.  There is a whole science dedicated to this field of study called ballistics.  In general terms, the bullet will start sinking as it leaves the gun but its forward motion is much greater than its downward motion so the first couple hundred yards of a high powered hunting rifle is hardly noticable and just a couple inches.  However, as the bullet travels further, the atmosphere slows it down in the horizontal direction but gravity speeds it up in the verticle direction and it starts to sink faster and faster until it hits a target or the ground.
605108
IN MOST STATES YOU MUST HAVE A PERMIT TO PURCHASE THE POWDER. CHECK THE  LOCAL GUN SHOP.
472424
Depends on the burning rate of the powder on how much propellant is in the case. If your that curious get a bullet puller, and weigh the ammo. If you are planning to handload DONT go buy the weight of the powder in a factory case. Burning rates are different from MANY different types of powders.
580548
This is easy:  to make powdered water, you first take a volume of water and dehydrate it.  Once you've done that, you have powdered water.  Reconstituting it is as easy as adding water to rehydrate the powder.  Voila!  8^D
2247
I would guess powdered sugar or corn starch.
381132
Wolf sells surplus 223 rds but I would recommend against them. I used them in my bushmaster and it was freaking hard to clean. Also, the gun started jamming after about 40 rounds. They have a lacquer coating on them that gets hot and gooey in the barrel.
445964
Take a look at the gun manufactures website and only use ammo that they recommend.  Seriously, you could ruin your gun or hurt yourself if you play around with other stuff.
522827
If the weapon is new, it could be quality of the ammo.  Also, if you are using older ammo, this can cause jams.  I am assuming you are cleaning the weapon thoroughly?  Sometimes it is necessary to take a weapon apart and clean every mechanism and then put it back together.  Use high quality ammo.  Ask your ammo dealer what he recommends.