Aye, the same principles apply. Black powder ignites, propelling a metal bullet.

[ No need to get into the finer points of guns and how they differed. The ideas were close enough. ]

Not after the first shot, no.

[ Which was why Roland had been trained so as he would not miss the first shot, not from any reasonable distance or angle. He rubs the stubble on his chin absently. ]

Your ears, sai. Take no offense, I beg, but I've not seen their like before. Do all have such in your world?