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Black powder and smokeless powder differ significantly in power. Smokeless powder is more powerful, providing higher velocities and energy compared to black powder. Smokeless powder's cleaner burn and increased efficiency make it the standard propellant for modern firearms, offering better performance and reduced fouling.
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∙ 13y agoBlack powder is much weaker than smokeless powder.
Smokeless powder, for this reason, once invented(much after black powder), replaced black powder in guns. However, black powder is still used in fireworks because the extreme explosive power of smokeless powder would prove too dangerous in fireworks.
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What is dr eq in shotgun shells?
dr eq = drams equivalent. Black powder used to be measured in drams, which was a measure of the volume of black powder used in a load (basically the amount used). When smokeless powder came along later, both smokeless powder and black powder existed at the same time for a while. A smaller amount of smokeless powder was equal in power to a larger amount of black powder. To keep things simple shells using smokeless powder were referenced to how many drams of black powder would be needed to produce similar results. This continued into modern times. A shell marked 3 1/4 dr eq is roughly equal to a black powder load of 3 1/4 drams. This allows an idea of how much power a shell has regardless of the actual amount of powder that is inside the shell.
What is a black power gun does it have a Patton on it?
The term is a black POWDER gun- meaning it shoots back gunpowder, and not smokeless powder. Some were patented, some still are. Patent- not Patton.
What is a nitro rifle?
Way back when, rifles were made to use black powder. Newer technology came into being, with Smokeless Powder, which is based on Nitrocellulose (guncotton) and Nitroglycerin. These new guns had more power than the old black powder. To impress customers with the idea of the increased power, many cartridge makers incorporated the term Nitro and/or Express (a very fast train) into the name of their cartridges- like the Holland & Holland .600 Nitro Express. (Ummm- yes- new and improved- gotta go buy one. )
How much black powder can you shoot in your Lyman fifty eight cal black powder rifle?
110 any more you just blow power out of the muzzle.
What color power should you look for when inspecting an m291 skin deconyamination kit?
Black powder. :)
Pre 1800 black powder revolver with folding trigger with engravings laid with gold?
24 to 28 grains of black power.
Compare and contrast coal and nuclear power plant?
coal is black nuclear is purple
How much is a Connecticut Valley Arms 32 caliber black powder revolver worth?
a32 caliber black power connecticut a thousand dollar
What is a hi black power hawker gun?
It is Black Powder, and Hawkin. It was a short barreled, large caliber muzzleloading rifle first made by a gunsmith named Hawkin.
Is it illegal to have a loaded antique black-powder firearm in your home in USA?
No generally, some states like New York maybe different, but black powder absorbs mostiure and probally won't fire after week or so or will fire at greaty reduce power. and if you used oil in the barrel which your not suposed to do it will contamiant the power. black power guns should be fired less than a day after loading even less in humid enviroments.
Component of gun powder?
Traditional gunpowder is made of Charcoal, Sulfur and Potassium Nitrate. Over the years, various modifications have been made that improved upon the original design. Around the turn of the 20th Century, smokeless powder was introduced. In addition to creating very little smoke, it also greatly increased the power. These types of propellants are based on nitrocellulose.
Who invented the first commercially-successful revolver?
black power or cartridge rounds? Colt made the first "practical" revolver, so this was the first commercially successful cartridge revolver. I can't say about black powder... but you should read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolver <><><> The first Colt revolvers were black powder handguns. The self contained cartridge was invented later.
