Powder Shortage During End Of WWII.

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Buck Conner1

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Powder Shortage During End Of WWII.

In the early '40s my dad and several of his friend would go to my father's father's tool shed around noon every other Saturday (big "keep your mouth shut" us kids were told). The only black powder available was blasting powder.
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Gunpowder was also known as black powder to distinguish it from modern smokeless powder, is the earliest known for as a chemical explosive. It consists of a mixture of sulfur (S), charcoal (C), and potassium nitrate (the nitrate was the hard product to find at this time). Gunpowder is classified as a low explosive because of its relatively slow decomposition rate and consequently low brisance. Low explosives ignition of gunpowder packed behind a projectile will generate enough pressure to force the shot from the muzzle at high speed, but usually not enough force to rupture the gun barrel. Gunpowder made a good propellant, but is less suitable for shattering rock or fortifications with its low-yield explosive power (just what our father's wanted). Gunpowder was widely used to fill fused artillery shells (and used in mining projects OUR SOURCE) until the second half of the 19th century. Using this gunpowder today is mostly limited primarily to hunting, target shooting, and bulletless historical reenactments.

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