Black Powder vs Smokeless Powder Pressure Curves 44-40

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Black Powder vs Smokeless Powder Pressure Curves 44-40

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Re: Black Powder vs Smokeless Powder Pressure Curves 44-40

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As always Great work Bryan .
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Thank you, Bryan!
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Re: Black Powder vs Smokeless Powder Pressure Curves 44-40

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Here is a basic probable pressure timeline from 1874 to 2022

It shows that when Winchester switched from smokeless rifle powders to smokeless pistol powders, performance suffered.


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Bryan, I saw your posts on Ky Hunting Forum. I often read there since I live in KY, but I don't participate to the forum. Great info, in depth, well done, very interesting! I love mountain Hunting, only type I have available. Shot my Mod 94 sat, in the woods, just fun Hunting practice. But you make me wish I had a 73 to do some serious lever Hunting!

Ky has allowed a Lotta season times, to crossbows, muzzloaders, archery, and that's good, I think it great. No doubt due to lobbying for sales of such equipment, and again I ain't knocking none it, we got plenty game!

But I sure wish they'd have a like early season, say Oct, for the old hyphen calibers & guns! The crossbow season is to liberal if you ask me, half it and share equal time to the old original hyphen guns. The crossbows are just as deadly, and take a Lotta game that should be shared!
But all your posts make me realize one thing for sure? Put all your post back to 1970-77, to where I could've read them then. I'd be dying for a 73, at least a levergun similar, and to hunt deer with them! I know for sure! And young people of today would benefit so much more all around by seeing these, applying it to their dreams, way life!
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Re: Black Powder vs Smokeless Powder Pressure Curves 44-40

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Good data for sure, and the reason I run smokeless in my original 71/84 Mauser made in 1888. Much lower pressure then BP, same velocity, easier on the gun, burns cleaner, less worry about corrosion. What's not to like??? -Tutt
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