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Modern rifles and handguns typically use a cartridge that consists of a case, primer, powder, and a projectile. Shotguns usually use a shotshell that consists of a hull (case), primer, powder, wad, and projectile(s).

The basic components of ammunition: case, primer, gunpowder, projectile and wad
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