Sentence examples for burning powder from inspiring English sources

In developing the bazooka, Mr. Uhl wanted to figure out how a soldier could aim it and keep the burning powder from hurting the soldier's face.

Although the British left a burning powder trail to destroy Fort Griswold's magazine, a daring militiaman entered the fort and extinguished the fire.

This is to ensure that you do not ingest or absorb lead particles from bullets, as well as the chemicals produced by burning powder that are on your hands and face after shooting.

Remove as much as you can of the thick, caked-on carbon buildup created by the friction of use and burning powder.

When fired, the pressure generated by the burning powder will expand the casing so it contacts with the walls of the firearm's chamber, leaving the ejected casing bigger than it was before firing.

The time elapsed from the bomb hit to the magazine explosion was shorter than experience suggested burning smokeless powder required to explode.

Stir constantly to avoid burning the powder.

Slower-burning powder was also badly needed.

The use of rapid-burning powder required keeping the size of the charge down (and therefore the range) to prevent the bursting of even the best guns.

"La Plagne is such an underrated resort", he says as we sit on a chairlift recovering from a thigh-burning powder run.

In 1850, round solid shot and black powder were standard ammunition for guns, while howitzers fired hollow powder-filled shells ignited by wooden fuzes filled with slow-burning powder.