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Re: [AtE] Black Powder vs Smokeless
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The bigger it is, the easier this part is. Any of those weapons should work. The Maxim Pom-Pom is fairly easy to build, given decent steel and brass, and a working machine shop.
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10-28-2018, 11:24 AM | #42 |
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Re: [AtE] Black Powder vs Smokeless
My understanding is that smokeless powder needs a blast wave in order to set it off. You can generate a blast electrically, but it takes more work than just a spark. You will need to dump electric energy into the discharge in less time than the spark plasma can expand. Arc blasts are a real danger when working with high voltage equipment. But I really don't know how tough it would be to make an arc blast just using stuff scrounged up from the ruins.
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10-28-2018, 12:55 PM | #43 |
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Re: [AtE] Black Powder vs Smokeless
If manufacturing cases is an issue, you can use caseless rounds like the Volcanic, although the cartridge is rather weak.
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10-28-2018, 01:09 PM | #44 |
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Re: [AtE] Black Powder vs Smokeless
Caseless just means it's a component of the gun that gets destroyed, rather than a component of the case.
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10-28-2018, 01:20 PM | #45 |
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Re: [AtE] Black Powder vs Smokeless
I have no idea what you are getting at, in response to my post.
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10-28-2018, 01:34 PM | #46 |
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Re: [AtE] Black Powder vs Smokeless
That seems very unlikely. Nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine both burn quite well, and the desired behavior for smokeless powder is deflagration, not high-explosive detonation.
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10-28-2018, 01:45 PM | #47 | |
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Re: [AtE] Black Powder vs Smokeless
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10-28-2018, 05:10 PM | #48 |
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Re: [AtE] Black Powder vs Smokeless
I assumed that was a response to the electrical ignition discussion.
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10-28-2018, 05:49 PM | #49 | |
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Re: [AtE] Black Powder vs Smokeless
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....says that nitrocellulose has an autoignition temperature of 170 C or 338 F. That may be the right factoid. However.... https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-se...-or-gun-powder ....has the sutoignition temp of black powder beign much higher at 464 C or 867 F. I still suspect that black powder is somehow easier to ignite as to my knowedge the required safety protocols are greater. It's probably complicated.
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10-28-2018, 05:59 PM | #50 |
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Re: [AtE] Black Powder vs Smokeless
Maybe to do with different physical forms? Black powder is a legit powder or even mix of powders. Nitrocellulose is usually in at least somewhat larger chunks.
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