So, tell us all, ed, exactly how does a gun know if the 8000 psi load discharged within it was black powder or smokeless, so it can know whether or not to be damaged.

And while you're at it, tell me how a grouse knows whether it was shot with a 12 ga., a 16 ga., or a 20 ga. one ounce load, so it can quickly decide whether to be shot to pieces or only winged.

SRH

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