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First off, I don't own a black powder firearm. I understand that substitution of powder could be fatal in a firearm. So my question is one of curiosity not something I would try or recommend. i Don't need a lecture on safety. Not trying to evoke a flurry of adverse counter culture comments here.
A shooting and reloading buddy, recently bought an in line black powder rifle. Talking about shooting it and the powders available, the engineer in me, got me wondering why there isn't a workable modern powder load which would work in a black powder weapon? Since there are hundreds of modern smokeless powders, which have different burn rates this seems feasible. I know Savage makes a rifle which shoots both, so this is something others have considered commercially, and apparently addressed in design.
A shooting and reloading buddy, recently bought an in line black powder rifle. Talking about shooting it and the powders available, the engineer in me, got me wondering why there isn't a workable modern powder load which would work in a black powder weapon? Since there are hundreds of modern smokeless powders, which have different burn rates this seems feasible. I know Savage makes a rifle which shoots both, so this is something others have considered commercially, and apparently addressed in design.