Arizona_Mike
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Axioms:
1. Smokeless powder burns more slowly than black powder.
2. There exists a smokeless powder load that produces a "safe/standard" pressure for every muzzle loading firearm.
3. For all but the shortest barrels, the velocity with slower burning powder will be higher because the average pressure will be higher for a given peak pressure.
Theorem:
1. A smokeless powder load that gives the same velocity as a standard load is going to have equal or lesser peak pressure than the black powder load (likely significantly lower peak pressure)
Are any of these wrong and if so why?
Mike
1. Smokeless powder burns more slowly than black powder.
2. There exists a smokeless powder load that produces a "safe/standard" pressure for every muzzle loading firearm.
3. For all but the shortest barrels, the velocity with slower burning powder will be higher because the average pressure will be higher for a given peak pressure.
Theorem:
1. A smokeless powder load that gives the same velocity as a standard load is going to have equal or lesser peak pressure than the black powder load (likely significantly lower peak pressure)
Are any of these wrong and if so why?
Mike