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A ball of iron that was not very accurate. These were some of the earliest fired projectiles.link
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Paper cylinder that contains a bullet and gunpowder. This allowed a shooter to fire more often. Link
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Lead was softer than iron, so they had little risk of damaging gun barrels. Link
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Made so firearms shoot reliably in any weather conditions. Link
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Innovated by a French army officer named Claude-Étienne Minié, it was the first cylindrical bullet. It improved the accuracy of shooters greatly.Link
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Daniel Wesson made the first brass cartridge that had a small amount of mercury fulminate in the rim as the primer. Link
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Clement Pottet made a center-fire cartridge because the rim-fire could only be made with soft walls which could not contain a bigger explosion.
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Black powder was very messy and blocked the vision of the shooter. Paul Vielille fixed that. Link
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DARPA developed a "fire and forget" smart sniper system. It is able to change its direction mid-flight. Link
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Designed by the US Army to replace grenade launchers, which can not be fired long distances and are less accurate. They can be set to explode over a target behind cover. Link
