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  2. Borderlands 3 - Wikipedia

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    Borderlands 3 is a first-person loot shooter.Players, either playing alone or in parties of up to four people, make a character from one of the four classes available, and take on various missions given out by non-playable characters (NPCs) and at bounty boards to gain experience, in-game monetary rewards, and reward items.

  3. Borderlands (series) - Wikipedia

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    Borderlands: The Handsome Collection includes Borderlands 2 and Borderlands the Pre-Sequel for release on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, as well as on Microsoft Windows and macOS, in March 2015. Both games were remastered by Iron Galaxy Studios and Armature Studio respectively to support the newer consoles and include support for importing saves ...

  4. Powder keg - Wikipedia

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    A powder keg is a barrel of gunpowder. The powder keg was the primary method for storing and transporting large quantities of black powder until the 1870s and the adoption of the modern cased cartridge. The barrels had to be handled with care, since a spark or other source of heat could cause the contents to deflagrate.

  5. Gunpowder - Wikipedia

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    The soot contains potassium oxide or sodium oxide that turns into potassium hydroxide, or sodium hydroxide, which corrodes wrought iron or steel gun barrels. Gunpowder arms therefore require thorough and regular cleaning to remove the residue. [8] Gunpowder loads can be used in modern firearms as long as they are not gas-operated.

  6. Gunshot residue - Wikipedia

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    It is principally composed of burnt and unburnt particles from the explosive primer, the propellant (gunpowder), stabilisers and other additives. [1] The act of firing a bullet incites a highly pressurised, explosive reaction that is contained within the barrel of the firearm, which expels the bullet. [ 1 ]

  7. Smokeless powder - Wikipedia

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    In 1889, Sir Frederick Abel, James Dewar and Dr W Kellner patented (Nos 5614 and 11,664 in the names of Abel and Dewar) a new formulation that was manufactured at the Royal Gunpowder Factory at Waltham Abbey. It entered British service in 1891 as Cordite Mark 1. Its main composition was 58% nitroglycerine, 37% guncotton and 3% mineral jelly. A ...

  8. Gun barrel - Wikipedia

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    A female worker boring out the barrel of a Lee-Enfield rifle during WWI. Gun barrels are usually made of some type of metal or metal alloy.However, during the late Tang dynasty, Chinese inventors discovered gunpowder, and used bamboo, which has a strong, naturally tubular stalk and is cheaper to obtain and process, as the first barrels in gunpowder projectile weapons such as fire lances. [2]

  9. Muzzleloader - Wikipedia

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    After the gunpowder and projectile or shot charge were placed in the barrel a ramrod was used to firmly pack everything down at the base of the barrel. Then either a priming charge was placed in the priming pan or a percussion cap was placed on the nipple, the firing mechanism initiated; the cock or hammer was then cocked to make the firearm ...