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Originally Posted by Ed Blake View Post
Do our modern propellants behave the same as smokeless powder from the late 19th century?

which powder when -

there were and are different powders - many have a pressure curve quite similar to black powder. that is the key point. the gun doesn't know or care if the same PSI at the same distance from the breach is created by black powder, smokeless powder or for that matter compressed air
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