Since cartridges such as .44-40 and .45 LC were originally designed for black powder, and since even the old Peacemakers worked well with the stuff, what's wrong with just loading up your brass with black powder instead of smokeless? Is there a problem with modern primers or something? Surely a modern handgun primer will work as well or better than a cap. And modern steel is, of course, much stronger.
Assuming there's nothing wrong with this, my next question is, where can I find a manual for it? I've got a burning desire to make my smoke wagon really smoke!
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