cjwils
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I know that black powder is less stable than smokeless powder, but can black powder withstand sharp shocks without igniting?
Here is where this question comes from: I have acquired some recently made ammo loaded with black powder. (It is revolver cowboy ammo.) I don’t want to shoot it because I don’t want to deal with cleaning up my guns after using black powder, nor deal with the risk of corrosion. Can I safely use an inertia bullet puller with cartridges loaded with black powder ammo? If so, I could easily reload the cases with smokeless powder, and probably even use the same bullets.
I have previously used an inertia bullet puller with cartridges loaded with smokeless powder. No problem, except it is a lot of work.
Here is where this question comes from: I have acquired some recently made ammo loaded with black powder. (It is revolver cowboy ammo.) I don’t want to shoot it because I don’t want to deal with cleaning up my guns after using black powder, nor deal with the risk of corrosion. Can I safely use an inertia bullet puller with cartridges loaded with black powder ammo? If so, I could easily reload the cases with smokeless powder, and probably even use the same bullets.
I have previously used an inertia bullet puller with cartridges loaded with smokeless powder. No problem, except it is a lot of work.