Smokeless powder

[eldeguello]

Originally posted by MAGNUM FORCE
I`m new to muzzleloading, and have been looking at the savage. What is the advantage with smokeless powder over pyrodex? Can other inlines shoot smokeless?

This gentleman asked if inlines other than the Savage can be used with smokeless powders. The answer is NO!!! UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES EVER USE ANY SORT OF SMOKELESS POWDER IN ANY MUZZLELOADER THAT IS NOT SPECIFICALLY MADE TO SHOOT SMOKELESS POWDER, and so certified by the maker!! TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE TODAY, THIS IS ONLY THE SAVAGE.

All the other ML powders, Pyrodex, Black Mag 3., T7, Clean Shot, ClearShot, and American Pioneer are NOT smokeless powders, they are "black powder substitutes", which are supposed to be better than real black powder in some respect or the other, but have their disadvantages as well! Most are safr than BP to store and handle, but some are much more difficult to ignite, and cannot be used in a flintlock unless a priming charge of true black powder is poured in the barrel first, and BP is required in the flashpan as well.