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[Star Wars] Do traditional bullets/gunpowder exist in the Star Wars universe? If so, why aren't they used -- seems to me that they travel faster than blaster shots and might be better against light sabers.
gpt
They do.  They’re called slugs, fired from slugthrowers.  And the reason they’re rarely seen is that, for every day use, blasters are superior in every respect.  Slugs are heavy, and the capacity in a given magazine can be limiting; tibanna gas can (depending on your source and mag size) be good for hundreds of rounds or be functionally limitless.  Slugs can be easily stopped by duracrete, durasteel, and can be affected by the weather; blaster shots are only fully stopped by things specially designed to stop them.

There ARE some trade-offs, like the comparatively slower speed and the much shorter effective range for handheld weapons, but for everyday use a blaster is going to be hard to beat.