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blackpowder
Gunpowder, also commonly known as black powder to distinguish it from modern smokeless powder, is the earliest known chemical explosive. It consists of a mixture of sulfur, carbon (in the form of charcoal) and potassium nitrate (saltpeter). The sulfur and carbon act as fuels while the saltpeter is an oxidizer. Gunpowder has been widely used as a propellant in firearms, artillery, rocketry, and pyrotechnics, including use as a blasting agent for explosives in quarrying, mining, and road building.
Gunpowder is classified as a low explosive because of its relatively slow decomposition rate and consequently low brisance. Low explosives deflagrate (i.e., burn at subsonic speeds), whereas high explosives detonate producing a supersonic shockwave. Ignition of gunpowder packed behind a projectile generates enough pressure to force the shot from the muzzle at high speed, but usually not enough force to rupture the gun barrel. It thus makes a good propellant, but is less suitable for shattering rock or fortifications with its low-yield explosive power. Nonetheless it was widely used to fill fused artillery shells (and used in mining and civil engineering projects) until the second half of the 19th century, when the first high explosives were put into use.
Gunpowder is one of the Four Great Inventions of China. Originally developed by the Taoists for medicinal purposes, it was first used for warfare around 904 AD. It spread across Eurasia by the end of the 13th century. Its use in weapons has declined due to smokeless powder replacing it, and it is no longer used for industrial purposes due to its relative inefficiency compared to newer alternatives such as dynamite and ammonium nitrate/fuel oil.
I'm wanting to get into black powder & am looking for an inexpensive relvoler or maybe a package deal/ kit type of thing I don't know much about it. Thanks
Not really. But I find it so funny that some people think only "true gun enthusiasts" MUST like 1903's or M1's or muzzle loaders or flint locks. Like it's a "cool kid" club and any Glock or AR owner need not apply.
I happen to like ALL guns, except Hi-Points and Kel-Tecs. That's pretty much...
So, whilst toiling away today, I got to thinking about acquiring a pair of revolvers that cap'n'ball type, but also convertible to cartridge firing. I haven't played with blackpowder wheelguns since the late 90s/early 2000s, so I don't know what the current lay of the land is.
Can anyone...
I like the looks of the Ruger Old Army and have been considering getting one. I'm a little turned off by the whole idea of keeping the gun clean of corrosive powder soot, but the Gun just looks fun. For those that own them, do you find the loading process frustratingly slow, or a pleasure? How...
October 20th
10.00
Greene's Gun Shop ( The Hawken Shop )
4778 Monkey Hill Rd.
Oak Harbor Wa.
Come on out and say Happy Birthday to Sam Hawken...
We will be having a fun shoot ...targets from 50 yards to 200 yards.
All are welcome to join in...
This is a traditional muzzleloading rifle...
Not soliciting legal advice, but am wondering if a electronically actuated blackpowder muzzleloading "Cellphone gun" is legally defined as a AOW? It came up in conversion with my father and NFA documentation was somewhat opaque on the specific manner.
SOLD
This is a used Left Hand Lyman Great Plains 50 cal. Percussion Rifle. I’ve had this rifle for a few years. I am the original owner, and the rifle was not a kit, and has had approximately 50-75 total rounds fired through it. In my opinion, it is in near new condition. I moved and just don’t...
Looking to fund the next kit. The metal is finished with Homer Danglers browning solution and the wood is with truoil and some furniture wax over that. Metal to wood finish is good. Breech area, tang and end of forestock is glass bedded. It has 1:60" twist. It currently has a buckhorn sight on...
I have a new in the box Lyman Plains Pistol .54 Caliber percussion. The .54 is unfired. Included is an additional starter/ram rod with brass tip, threaded for jags etc. I will sell all for $275 including shipping. Payment would have to be USPS Money Order as I don't do PayPal, texting etc...