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...ecause the composition of the early smokeless powders such as cordite is [[nitrocellulose]] and [[nitroglycerin]], were the first of the new order of elephant guns.

...ounds. Thus, under the ''correct'' conditions, a propellant (for example [[nitrocellulose]]) might deflagrate if ignited, or may might detonate if initiated with a d * '''[[Nitrocellulose]]''': A nitrated polymer which can be a high or low explosive depending on

...ze [[point blank range]]. Later the express cartridges were loaded with [[nitrocellulose]] based [[gunpowder]], leading to the [[Nitro Express]] cartridges, the fir

Powder charge: single base [[nitrocellulose]] weighing 2.75 grams (42.5 grains) with a powder charge [[velocity]] of 15

...major problem with early prototypes of the G11 where synthetically bound [[nitrocellulose]], formed into blocks, was used. Normally, when a bullet is fed into a [[ch ...aneous ignition temperature to 100 °C (180 °F) above that of standard, [[nitrocellulose]] propellant.

===Nitrocellulose (single base propellants)=== ...itrocellulose is dependent upon the pressure — a pile of uncontained nitrocellulose will burn slowly, with a high, bright flame, but when placed in a high stre

...ded, being made from a variety of powders or even old film (which contains nitrocellulose, a key component of [[smokeless powder]]) - and as such, Khyber Pass Copy r

...ded, being made from a variety of powders or even old film (which contains nitrocellulose, a key component of smokeless powder), and as such, Khyber Pass Copy rifles

**[[Nitrocellulose]]-based powders

...losive compound (originally [[black powder]], later [[cordite]], and now [[nitrocellulose]]), although other means such as compressed air are used in [[air rifles]],

Single-base smokeless powders derive their main source of energy from [[nitrocellulose]]. The energy released from double-base smokeless powder is derived from both nitrocellulose and [[nitroglycerin]].

Smokeless powder consists of [[nitrocellulose]] ('''single-base powders'''), frequently combined with up to 50 percent [[ ...d by the guns. A major step forward was introduced when [[guncotton]], a [[nitrocellulose]]-based material, was first introduced by [[Christian Friedrich Schönbein]

...em was officially resolved in 1941 with the introduction of the Mark Iz ([[nitrocellulose]]) cartridge.

...ced to address these problems. Although not officially adopted until 1916, nitrocellulose rounds were widely used during World War I, although cordite-loaded rounds ...8) rounds have versions utilizing [[nitrocellulose]] [[propellant]]s. The nitrocellulose versions - first introduced in World War I - were designated with a "Z" pos

...wder would wait until the advent of the double-base powders, which combine nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin to produce powerful, smokeless, stable propellant. ...ocellulose and nitroglycerin, and triple base composed of a combination of nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin and [[Nitroguanidine]].

...e 1886 [[Lebel rifle]] which was first to introduce ammunition loaded with nitrocellulose-based [[smokeless powder]].

In both cases, the "case" was molded directly from solid [[nitrocellulose]], which is itself relatively strong and inert. The bullet and primer were *[[Nitrocellulose]]

...n caseless ammunition consists of a solid mass of propellant, originally [[nitrocellulose]], cast into shape to form the body of the cartridge, with cavities to acce ...er walls. Without a case to provide these functions, caseless rounds using nitrocellulose will begin to "cook off", firing from the residual chamber heat, much soone