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A small bit of priming compound (usually lead azide) is crushed by the force of the firing pin, making it explode. The explosion generates a brief spurt of flame, igniting the gunpowder. This burns, producing a rapidly expanding gas that pushes the projectile (the bullet or shot) out of the barrel.
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