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Old March 8, 2013, 11:14 AM   #12
Mike Irwin
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The problem is that black powder and smokeless powder have very different pressure curves, and the pressure curve generated by smokeless powder can lead to GREATLY increase wear and tear on guns that were often made of soft iron.
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