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Rocket Ball

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For the computer game, see Rocketball. For the sport, see Rock-It-Ball.
Drawing from US patent 5,701, for Walter Hunt's Rocket Ball metallic cartridge
Early Volcanic cartridge cal .41

The Rocket Ball was one of the earliest forms of metallic cartridge for firearms, containing bullet and powder in a single, metal-cased unit.[1]

Construction

The Rocket Ball, patented in 1848 by Walter Hunt, consisted of a lead bullet with a deep hollow in the rear, running a majority of the length of the cartridge. The hollow, like that of the Minie ball, served to seal the bullet into the bore, but Rocket Ball put the cavity to further use. By packing the deep cavity with powder, and sealing it with a cap with a small hole in the rear for ignition, the Rocket Ball replaced the earlier paper cartridge with a durable package capable of being fed from a magazine. The cap was blown out of the bore upon firing. The Rocket Ball was used in magazine fed lever action guns, allowing the first easily manufactured repeating single chamber firearms.[1]

Use

While the Rocket Ball provided the means of making practical repeating firearms, it was not an ideal solution. The limited volume in the base of the bullet severely limited the amount of powder that could be used, and thus limited the potential velocity and range of the cartridge. With muzzle energy of only about 56 foot-pounds (76 joules),[2] the Rocket Ball was less powerful than even the most feeble of modern "pocket pistol" cartridges, such as .25 ACP.

Despite these limitations, the Rocket Ball was used in a number of attempts at making a commercially successful firearm, culminating in the Volcanic Repeating Arms Company. The Volcanic cartridge went one step further, adding a primer to the cap of the Rocket Ball, making the ammunition completely self-contained.[1]

The Jennings rifle, top, shows the hammer and nipple needed for the Rocket Ball's external percussion cap. The later Volcanic rifle, bottom, used the internally primed Volcanic cartridge

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Jim Taylor. "Leverguns, A Short History".
  2. ^ "The Winchester Collector, Volcanic Rifles & Pistols". Archived from the original on 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2008-08-09.

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