Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.
One or more loaded cartridges consisting of a primed case, propellant and with or without one or more projectiles.
One or more loaded fixed cartridges or sufficient ingredients to fire a muzzle loading firearm.
projectiles to be fired from a gun
Bullets, cannon balls, and any other objects that can be fired from guns.
Any object fired or launched from a gun or some other weapon; these include cartridges, shells, and rockets.
The cartridge or round used in a gun. It contains a case, primer or priming compound, gun powder, and bullet. It comes in various calibers to fit different caliber guns.
Ammunition that is covered with a metal covering. On full metal jacket ammunition the metal covers the whole bullet including its base.
This generally refers to the assembled components of a complete cartridge or round. i.e., a case or shell holding a primer, a charge of propellant (gunpowder) and a projectile (bullets in the case of handguns and rifles, multiple pellets or single slugs in shotguns). Muzzle loading firearms are loaded by individual component and that is not considered to be ammunition per se. In addition, a muzzle loader is considered to be unloaded if their is no priming powder in the pan (Flintlock) or no percussion cap on the nipple, (Percussion).
The projectiles fired from guns. The term also includes the fuses, propelling charges, or primers of the projectiles.
The name given to the 'fuel' used by all types of gun. It must be realised that 'bullet', 'round', 'cartridge', 'nature', 'pellet' and 'projectile' are all parts of the make-up of ammunition.
This generally refers to the assembled components of complete cartridges or rounds i.e., a case or shell holding a primer, a charge of propellant (gunpowder) and a projectile (bullets in the case of handguns and riflesþmultiple pellets or single slugs in shotguns). Sometimes called "fixed ammunition" to differentiate from components inserted separately in muzzleloaders.
Consists of the bullet or projectile, the propellant, the igniter or primer and the case. The current term for small-arms usage is cartridge.
Ammunition is a generic term meaning (the assembly of) a projectile and its propellant. It is derived through French from the Latin munire (to provide). See also munition.