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Jan 1, 1424
First bullet
The first bullet was a muzzel-loader . They were very inaccuarate -
Upgraded bullets
They noticed that muzzel loaders where very inaccuarate so they started to construct more aerodynamic. It made the guns more accurate. -
First cartridge bullet
They started making bullets that had powder included in the bullet than shoving gunpowder into the barrel. -
Brass bullets
By using the new brass bullets it made the gun more reliable and the gun will be more reliable also. -
Bullet proof glass
A french chemist named Edouard benedictus. He discovered it by accidentally dropping a glass beaker coated with plastic cellulose nitrate. But didn't break only cracked. https://prezi.com/xcpqns_fbrsf/bullet-proof-glass-innovations/ -
Gun silencers
The first commercialized silencer was created by Hiram Percy Maxim. Hiram P. Maxim. They were sold for less than $5 each. http://www.dakotasilencer.com/history-of-silencers/ -
Cruise missle
This was when they first cruise missle was guidable. it was used in the cold war and could be controlled from far distances. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_missile -
Hollow point bullet
It was a bullet that had a hollow inside so it would expand on impact so it would destroy more tissue as it traveled through the target. http://military.wikia.com/wiki/Hollow-point_bullet -
Smart bullet
Guided bullet that can give accuracy to any gun because it was controlled by a LED lazer which locks on to its target. http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-01/video-new-smart-bullet-deploys-fins-and-guides-itself-laser-designated-target -
Bullet tracers
It included incendiary compound, usually a phosphorus or magnesium mixture in the base of the bullet. When a tracer is fired the powder in the cartridge both propels the bullet and lights the incendiary mixture. It is often used in machine guns and shoots off ever 5 rounds. http://science.howstuffworks.com/10-bullet-innovations.htm#page=9