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<blockquote data-quote="EastTNHunter" data-source="post: 4980379" data-attributes="member: 8364"><p>The short answer is that smokeless powder generates higher pressure and has a quick rise to peak pressure and will generate more stress on the action than black powder. It's energy potential per unit is much higher than black powder.</p><p></p><p>The longer, dirty answer is this: a bullet is propelled by the chain reaction of the primer exploding, causing the powder to burn, which releases gasses which push the bullet out of the barrel. Smokeless powder burns at different rates based on the intended usage, but generally follows a faster and higher pressure curve than BP or substitutes. That fast climb to peak causes issues with some types of metal alloys or treatment methods. Black powder or substitutes use higher volumes of "weaker" burning chemical composition to propel the bullet out with a longer, lower pressure curve. The gasses are not as high in pressure, so they have to burn longer to create more of the gasses to propel the bullet at desired speeds.</p><p></p><p>I don't care what some random internet person on a forum that I don't know his name or credentials tells me. Shooting smokeless in a BP rifle is not safe.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EastTNHunter, post: 4980379, member: 8364"] The short answer is that smokeless powder generates higher pressure and has a quick rise to peak pressure and will generate more stress on the action than black powder. It’s energy potential per unit is much higher than black powder. The longer, dirty answer is this: a bullet is propelled by the chain reaction of the primer exploding, causing the powder to burn, which releases gasses which push the bullet out of the barrel. Smokeless powder burns at different rates based on the intended usage, but generally follows a faster and higher pressure curve than BP or substitutes. That fast climb to peak causes issues with some types of metal alloys or treatment methods. Black powder or substitutes use higher volumes of “weaker” burning chemical composition to propel the bullet out with a longer, lower pressure curve. The gasses are not as high in pressure, so they have to burn longer to create more of the gasses to propel the bullet at desired speeds. I don’t care what some random internet person on a forum that I don’t know his name or credentials tells me. Shooting smokeless in a BP rifle is not safe. [/QUOTE]
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