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What kind of gun powder can be used with pistols or machine guns?
there are several typed of powder the most common are black powder and smokeless powder. black powder is very corrosive and burns slower com paired to smokeless and just by the name there acepinaly more smoke were as smokeless gun powder is stronger and faster and cleaner.
When was smokeless gun powder invented?
Fireworks and Gun Powder was invented in the 9th century. it was invented by Li Tian.
Can i use smokeless powder in a black powder firearm?
No. In general you should never use smokeless powder in a firearm designed specifically for black powder. To do so may be very dangerous. If in doubt, have the gun inspected by a qualified gunsmith and only fire smokeless powder in the gun if a properly qualified gunsmith tells you it is safe to do so.
When you shoot a gun does the smoke affect the o zone?
what little smoke that is generated by smokeless powder cartridge,s,hence the name smokeless powder does not effect the ozone.
What does pour pouores vives mean?
Pour poudre vives means it was made for smokeless powder (not for black powder, in other words it was made after smokeless powder came into common use).
Why is it important to ensure your muzzle loader can handle modern smokeless powder as a propellant?
When using a muzzle loading gun it is important to ensure that it can handle modern smokeless powder because of the greater amount of force produced by smokeless powder as opposed to using the black powder that the muzzle loader was intended for.
What does 15 grains of smokeless gun powder look like?
As used here, grain is a measure of weight- ABOUT 1 gram. Smokeless gun powder is usually grey to dark grey, and may consist of tiny flakes, disks or rods.
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 powder is the only powder used in a muzzle loader?
Black powder, or a black powder substitute such as Pyrodex. Smokeless powder (modern gun powder) should not be used in a traditional muzzle loading firearm.
Smokeless powder in 1891 colt rifle?
Do not attempt to do load with smokeless powder.
What is gun powder?
Gun powder was originally a combination of ground saltpeter, ground charcoal and ground sulfur. the original gun powder had problems. one it gumed up your gun, two it produced too much smoke. we now use a much more usefull and smokeless powder i forget the name though...
What kind of gun powder does a rifle cartridge use?
Depends on the cartridge, Early cartridges used black powder, Modern cartridges use smokeless powder, based on nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin. There are hundreds of different smokeless powders that have different recipes, grain shapes, and burning rates.
