just why is a loaded cartridge and bullet called 'ball'?
If thats a carry over from musketry its not particularly logical, although I concede that a box of bullets is not accurate as a bullet is the projectile, and calling them cartridges is not either as that plainly refers to the brass body, thus these two would be ambiguous. This sort of logic would also negate using the term 'ball'.
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