I am not suggesting that you go off half-cocked and pour powder of any kind or amount into your shells. Common sense and pure physics say that if you discharge the same weight of shot and wads, and they are the same velocity, the same pressure is being developed in the barrel. The idea that BP burns slower than smokeless has been proven wrong, also another one that it burns faster. The burning rate of both BP and smokeless is determined by the type of powder, there is both fast and slow in each. Before making judgments on this you should read Bells articles, they are eye opening on many misconceptions. Of course you should use tested loads, if you don't sense enough to do this you should not be reloading anyway.
Last edited by james-l; 12/27/06 09:18 PM.
