# How technologically advanced are today's cartridges/bullets?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 1, 2014, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-technologically-advanced-are-todays-cartridges-bullets/685077 "2014-04-01T14:06:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-technologically-advanced-are-todays-cartridges-bullets/685077/16 "2014-04-01T20:56:12Z")

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> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#):
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> I could go back in time and explain how to make a functional flintlock to anyone who could make steel. Without steel, I could explain how to make a matchlock to anyone who can make a barrel strong enough to withstand the pressure.
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> It would probably take some trial and error to get the gunpowder mixture correct as well as figuring out how to make it without blowing yourself up.
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> I could also explain to Mr. Bronze Age Dude how to make steel, but that would also require some fiddling to get the mixtures right.

Good points - the language barrier might be the hardest part.

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