Black Powder vs Smokeless Powder: some education!

A basics video to show the difference between black powder and smokeless powder.
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[@hickok45]

I was too busy recovering from the wounds I suffered in the Civil War. It was the 1890s before I was fully back to my healthy self. It was worth it, though, having had the experience of fighting at both Gettyburg in 1863 AND Normandy in 1944. :-)

[@kingleo429]

Wow

[@kingleo429]

Crazy

[@Butchered_AtBirth]

apples, yes

[@blankblank5409]

Noice

[@getmeoutofsanfrancisco9917]

@EMILIANO BARRIOS CHAVEZ It's called a joke

[@TheNicoandyou]

"That's even before my time" hahaha

[@jjnix9517]

What you guys didn't know he is 999 years old

[@SavageGreywolf]

hickok wasn't born until after the mongol conquest of Asia Minor

[@carlosebner5852]

"Black powder is the powder that is black" thanks Hickok!!!!

[@robertgaudet7407]

'If I'm going to load half a case... which I don't'

[@hickok45]

Yeah, at the shooting table when I'm going to shoot as soon as I load it, I could load six; however, after all my years of cowboy action shooting and even holster carry around the farm, I just stick with 5. If I need "high capacity," most of you know that I can pretty easily find something that fills that "need." :-)

[@proonguice8386]

Black powder musket. Best home defense weapon ever. One shot and nobody can see or hear anything in a 15 foot radius.

[@forrestspradlin8015]

I can’t even begin to imagine being in the Civil War... Charging through “powder” fog, trying to follow the sound of a brass horn, trying not to bayonet the wrong person, all while rifled infantry is slamming everywhere. *5hrs later* Here is some whiskey. Bite this stick while we saw your leg.” Lest We Forget

[@popenieafantome9527]

All that on top of potential family or friends in opposing side.

[@corpsefoot758]

It was all worth it. Slavery is evil

[@jyotiradityadeka2905]

@@corpsefoot758 civil war wasn't about slavery....it was about state's rights of the southern states

[@corpsefoot758]

@@jyotiradityadeka2905 I’m going to hope that your name means you’re a foreigner, because otherwise there is NO excuse for any American to be this dumb and wrong. Go look up the “Articles of Secession” some time. See if your brain is truly developed enough to spot the word “slavery” inside any of them, and also how many times it is clearly mentioned.

[@Tokmurok]

@@jyotiradityadeka2905 since that's your opinion do you have anything else on it?

[@canonsburgman]

It's all in the chemistry. According to the book "Gunpowder" by Jack Kelly, black powder will result in only 44% of the initial weight being turned to a gas, 56% is solid residue hence the barrel fouling nature of black powder. This solid residue is primarily potassium sulfite, leftover from the saltpeter and sulfur in optimal mixtures. The saltpeter (KNO3) provides the oxygen for combustion. The 44% gasses produced occupy 280 times the volume of the original black powder. At the temperature of the explosion, 3880 dF, the volume of the same gas will be 3,600 times more. The pressure can reach 20 ton per square inch. I am not sure of the chemistry of the smokeless powder, but with less solid in the end that the 56% residue of black powder, we can see that smokeless powder goes toward 95%-100% gas, little residue. This means the amount of gas produced can be double or more per weight of powder, hence the pressure can be double too if it burns all the way before the slug leaves the barrel. It may burn slower put produce double the gas. I don't know the temperature of the smokeless, but if comparable, then we can easily see the danger of using smokeless in an original old black powder gun.

[@CC-mm3bl]

Actually, about the volume increase when it comes to the temperature of a gas, it is actually measured in kelvin, the absolute temperature. So let's say that a gas goes from 100 kelvin to 200 kelvin, then it just doubled its volume. Farenheit and celcius are not absolute temperature.

[@johnndavis7647]

The term optimum is relative. Residue can be more or less according to several factors. High humidity can contribute to the burn rate and the amount of fouling left behind. The amount of moisture in the powder is another variable. T

[@johnndavis7647]

I can load for less fouling by increasing pressures. I do it with a hot primer, a heavy bullet, a good grade of powder and some compression. The right combination will shoot pretty clean and give good accuracy. John Davis Jax fl

[@BogeyTheBear]

Black powder will combust-- the charcoal burns with the saltpeter to generate a lot of heat and some gas. Smokeless powder is nitrocelluouse-- it is a chemically bound chain of nitrogen, hydrogen, carbon and oxygen. It exothermically decomposes at the molecular level, generating a lot of gas and then some heat. People need to understand that black powder and smokeless powder are two completely different substances that undergo two completely different chemical reactions.

[@davidgruen7423]

Celsius and kelvin have the same scale for increments, so no problem with that…

[@GriffXJ]

0:30 Look like one of those black powder grains was running away hahahaha

[@Master...deBater]

+Griff Yeah I bet that bug had an interesting time just a few minutes later.

[@rock3tcatU233]

That's what the blacks are good at.

[@theguitarprogresschannel1907]

ⵔⵓⴽⴰⵜⴽⴰⵜ what?

[@jaydent4641]

ⵉⵜⵔⵓⵏⴰⵓⵜ racists

[@richardmosley197]

@@rock3tcatU233 stfu

[@Grey_Duck]

That huge cloud of lingering smoke is a great visualization of why armies in the 17 & 1800s wore those bright uniforms.

[@graptharshammer8273]

Huh? Why? So the enemy could still target them through the smoke?

[@wille1811]

Vincent Lok smoke is white, you goof

[@tobim5574]

Vincent Lok So they wouldn't fire on their own lines.

[@graptharshammer8273]

wille1811 White or black, it's still hard to see through smoke! OK, I can see that firing on your own troops is harder when your uniforms are bright. I think back in those days, the idea of hiding from enemies wasn't very prevalent. I mean, they'd line up and shoot at each other from 100 yards!

[@wille1811]

Vincent Lok yes but white smoke and bright uniforms melts into eachother like a camo

[@7come11two]

To clarify, smokeless powder, smokeless propellant, burns faster when confined inside a cartridge case, whereas black powder burns almost as fast unconfined as it does confined.

[@pyrobob208]

Not true. The simple proof is the difference in burn rate between black match fuse (string coated in black powder) and quickmatch ( black match encased in a thick paper sheath). Even light confinement makes a huge difference.

[@_e5es]

Smokeless powder

[@jaydee5156]

I'm reminded of the expression, "If walls could talk..." I'd love to hear some of the stories that 1884 Colt might have to tell.

[@McFlingleson]

I really got the giggles when you moved the cans of powder and said "I reckon that'd be safer."

[@MikeNaples]

I actually breathed a sign of relief.

[@noahway13]

People were a their keyboards, ready to chastise him.

[@raygun26]

“...1000 years, that’s even before my time”

[@ocracoke2013]

I noticed that too!LOL

[@hickok45]

No problems, other than the mess. I shot black powder in newer Colt SAAs in many cowboy matches, as well as in my modern lever gun and my modern shotgun.

[@Primer595]

In the 1930's when goods were sold loose in bags,a general store grocer had the question posed, "Got any powder?" "Sure, gun ,face, bug or bum?" was the reply.

[@hickok45]

Most stores do not sell it, as it requires special storage and handling. Most gun shops just don't want to fool with it. You can order it online if there's not a store nearby that sells it. I order it online or drive to Dixie Gun Works for it. They are just a couple of hours from me.

[@Georgieastra]

So when you see movies like The Good the Bad and the Ugly which are set at the time of the Civil War then every time Clint Eastwood takes a shot with his six gun he should be enveloped in a cloud of smoke?

[@hickok45]

Yes.

[@hannibalburgers477]

For Leone, first comes art style and fantasy, then realism and accuracy.

[@t.curran8243]

I've been watching lots of Spaghetti Westerns, and it does look like BP in some cases and no smoke in others. They all use the same gun shot noise though! There are lots more SWs than the Eastwood ones.

[@SimuLord]

@@hannibalburgers477 And let's face it, whatever can be said for realism, Leone's movies are damn entertaining.

[@johnjohnon8767]

Yes

[@Cretaal]

Having done civil war reenactments, I can smell this video very vividly. Spent blackpowder smell burns in to your senses when a regiment of 20 people fire at once.

[@hickok45]

That was supposed to be a joke, putting the powder right beside the powder. As I watch the video myself, though, it does appear that I really WAS thinking it would be smart to set the powder there by the powder. So, I can't give anybody a hard time for being gullible on this one. I really do appear to be serious about it.

[@zfjames]

You really had me there!

[@hvacgypsy9356]

Once a teacher, always a teacher. Thank you Hickok. Your videos are always entertaining and informative.

[@hickok45]

Nice Uberti replicas are around for just $300.00 to $500.00. For Colt originals, you need to add another zero; it just depends on their condition and age.

[@MortenSchultzHunting]

Man I was happy to see you move the cans away at 10:22 .... I was almost shouting at the screen "REMOVE THE CANS!" By the way, I love your videos, Keep them coming. A salute to you from Denmark.

[@Master...deBater]

+Morten Schultz What do you think the odds of the containers of powders igniting are? Though I agree with you that one shouldn't take chances, I think the odds of those containers going off are astronomical.

[@berghof63]

I dont care how low the odds are, if that amount ever blew, Hickok and cameraman would be splattered all over the range.

[@gia257]

his fingers could have powder or the table, and the fire could somehow get to the top of the bottle

[@Master...deBater]

Gia: Perhaps...but the containers were sealed!!!

[@sulaco2122]

The containers are light plastic or card board or light tin designed not to explode, if for some reason the powder caught it would burn like a torch but not blow up. Designed that way for safety.

[@hickok45]

The newer pistols are probably fine for modern ammo. Just check before you buy to make sure. There ARE some black powder loads available out there, especially from some of the companies that cater to cowboy action shooters. I'm thinking that Black Hills might offer some. They won't be cheap, I'm sure. :-)

[@Dattinator2501]

The slow motion ending was scary.

[@hickok45]

Any Colt SAA might be referred to as a "Peacemaker," but it's not the official Colt designation. The gun is the Colt Single Actions Army, sometimes called a "Peacemaker." Now, there might be some other firearm I'm not aware of that is actually using the brand name "Peacemaker" - not sure. I would not be surprised if some company actually uses it since the old Colts were also called that.

[@hickok45]

We gave him a decent burial; coincidentally, he had requested cremation.

[@kbjerke]

Just watched this for the UMPTEENTH time, in Jan, 2020, and it still brings a BIG smile to my face. THANK you!!

[@michaelkennedy2901]

Just when I thought that I knew a thing or two about powders, Hickok45 comes along and fills my head with a lot more information! Thanks for all that you do Hickok45.

[@TievelaneyWest]

This video is also a good postscript to the video you did about the cylinder gap blow out, where you illustrated the danger from the burning gases escaping for the cylinder gap. With the black powder loads the blow out is clearly visible. Thanks for another interesting and informative video!

[@ooyginjardl4037]

Imagine the fields of fire during the big civil war battles.

[@SimuLord]

Emerge from the gun smoke like demons, as Sabaton put it about the Great Northern War...Imagine recovering from the shock of a fusillade, being unable to see clearly for your return fire, then having your enemy, fully reloaded, barely visible in the clearing smoke ready for a second shot. I consider myself a pretty tough guy, but even I'd be more than a little tempted to run like hell. Officers had a tough job back then instilling discipline.

[@seanachten8017]

@@SimuLord or all you can see is smoke and hear the hoof falls of the cavalry charging you

[@chriswhite3035]

Thank you for making these videos. I have learned so much from watching. I just started getting into the black powder with a flintlock i just got. And of course i had to get a .44 black powder hand gun. Thanks again for another great video

[@unfortunately_fortunate2000]

*thats even before my time!* Goddamn, the more I watch Hickok45 the more I treasure him. His old school ‘dry humour’ & wit is amazing, the more I watch his videos the more and more I understand why the internet treasures him!! Never change Hickok, never change.

[@nullwii]

I love listening to this guy lol

[@hickok45]

Hardly ANY of the smokeless "powder" out there is really a powder; it's flakes, extruded little cylinders, and all sorts of shapes of granules and such. Still, the general term for anything that goes in a cartridge case to propel a bullet is "powder." At least that is the case in MY world. :-)

[@harvdog5669]

Using hot soapy water to clean black powder pistol...but what do you use to clean black powder out of a modern cowboy shooter ?? Water ???

[@SpotterVideo]

I have developed a new cartridge for muzzleloading rifles which is loaded from the muzzle but ejects itself from the barrel after use and is non-corrosive. This product sets a new standard in safety and reliability for muzzleloader ammunition in the same way shotgun shells are standardized for use in shotguns. Shotshells have a load of shot and powder which produce a safe pressure in shotguns manufactured by many different companies. The pressure produced by this cartridge can be designed to work safely in the muzzleloaders produced by the various manufacturers. It would also greatly help new muzzleloader shooters with safety, and it would also give them a product which will not destroy the barrel of their muzzleloader due to corrosive residue. Those who say smokeless powder cannot be used in a muzzleloader may not know “Blackhorn 209” is 83% smokeless powder, based on the MSD sheet for the product. Therefore, the claim that smokeless powder cannot be used safely in a muzzleloader falls apart very quickly. This cartridge could also be loaded with BH209 or a similar formulation in states which do not allow "smokeless" powder during muzzleloader season, in the same way the breechloading "Firestick" cartridge is now used in the "Nitrofire" muzzleloader. This would be a "Muzzlestick" cartridge which would work in thousands of other modern muzzleloaders, which cannot use the "Firestick" cartridge. This cartridge can also be removed from inline muzzleloaders by removing the breechplug. I am now looking for a company willing to mass produce this new cartridge for the market. I would greatly appreciate it if you would pass this information along to those you know who may be interested in this new product. A link is found below which demonstrates this new product. KZbin video: “Self-Ejecting Muzzleloader Safety Cartridge: Product Debut (short version)”

[@karantikoo9302]

@@SpotterVideo nice, sir!

[@williamgregory6684]

Thanks for turning me on to Buds gun shop.Great service, inventory,and people!!!

[@spencerizback]

thank you for your service. Thank you Hickok for your knowledge as well. Spencer

[@borborygmus5873]

Do you think the indoor shooting range would mind if I reloaded some AR15 rounds with black powder and shot off about 30 of them in quick succession?

[@vanillagorilla6845]

I doubt it would cycle

[@mannys9130]

Good luck cleaning that gas system. The thing'll never fire correctly again.

[@borborygmus5873]

I did it and everything worked perfectly.

[@crazyfvck]

+Ramses. My range wouldn't let me do that. Not because of the smoke.. They have excellent scrubbers. It's due to the fire/sparks that come out of the barrel when firing. They consider that a major fire risk. That's why I bought a 45 Colt cartridge-conversion cylinder for my blackpowder (muzzleloading) revolvers. That allows me to use the gun at their range, and it also takes a lot less cleaning afterwards.

[@jimmygrant3212]

Ramses. Just got to clean it well after shooting as black powder is corrosive.

[@streetballplayer100]

Every your video is extremely interesting! I hope one day the educational system will learn how to teach this way.. on pure examples

[@dannydickson8990]

HICKOK 45 I watch so many of your videos...... You simply are the man!!!!

[@peanutapt]

Hickok45 never fails to teach us about firearms thank you sir! Awesome demo

[@ketenanganberfikir665]

that forest background is beautiful. wow, i wanna go to that forest someday. how relaxing. greeting from indonesia.

[@Ozziethedoomed]

did you went to forest?

[@ryaneckert8079]

Come to America and visit a National Park!

[@kotletmaker328]

Kontol yeet

[@WWIIREBEL]

Simplified basics of BP shooting: If the firearm manufacturer has "Black Powder Only" marked on the barrel.....ONLY use BP in that particular gun. I honestly don't care what the "experts" say that use pyrodex or smokeless anything in a BP weapon...its their limbs and life. I just follow the rules to the letter.

[@playerzero2236]

"Experts"

[@johnpaparella4995]

Lol pyrodex is nothing like smokeless it's a bp substitute with extremely similar properties to bp. It can be sold without having special explosive licenses (like bp)and is why most chain stores stock it.

[@quickhandluke.387]

People bust my chops for watching you but I like the maturity and info. Keep it up my friend.

[@TheTrakker]

Thanks Hickok! I appreciate the information and entertainment!

[@hickok45]

Welcome to the Church of Ballistical Salvation! :-)

[@sankaracchupersonalgood8174]

could you tell me how to get a job in gun manufacturing companies?

[@sankaracchupersonalgood8174]

Could you reply ❤️🏹💘

[@poisonousbadge126]

@@sankaracchupersonalgood8174 you got a degree?

[@constantinobugatti1200]

drink a shot of vodka everytime he says powder

[@Practicalidiots]

constantino bugatti I am now dead

[@Vinnie-vn1cf]

constantino bugatti 😂😂😂

[@kasmalper418]

Easy for me

[@xxxxxx5868]

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[@deviantdrummerjosh]

Hey hickok45, just wanted to tell you that your videos are very informative and I have learned so much. Keep up the good work!

[@jeffcoallaround]

All your videos are great man!! I have learned soooo much watching you for months now

[@JasminLeblanc]

Thanks, that was very informative.

[@sunonsripirim9070]

4:10 7:05 11:00

[@chandlermcmakin3098]

You are the best on KZbin, I've been watching you for years!

[@joesphwest651]

I love your videos Hickok 45. Very informative

[@Dontdoxme9268]

hey John, I know I'm 27 and all, but could you adopt me so I could say I have the perfect Grandad? lol

[@evand848]

+Julian Blow john is his son

[@Dontdoxme9268]

evand848 meaning if John adopted me I would have the perfect granddad.

[@evand848]

ohhhhhhhhh

[@anonim-lq6fi]

+Julian Blow if i had a grandfather like him sure as hell i wouldnt be watching gunpowder from urine video :/ . I never fired a real gun in my life despite i love guns so much . I cant afford going to range either it s too expensive in my country .

[@jeronimomurruni]

Hickok said once that, if you grandmom is a super model, he can help you being your grandad.

[@Plunker45]

Just thought I would mention how the burn rate and pressure curve of smokeless powder completely change when confined in the cartridge vs burning in open air. Obviously it is waaaaaaay faster. As the expanding gas increases the pressure inside the cartridge the the powder burns faster.

[@holtian]

As always, good info and funny banter. Thanks Hickok!

[@Armoryshooter2011]

Very good video. I actually had a good laugh at the burn rate of the Black powder. Thanks for clearing up the differences. You are the first person that mentioned thefact of different pressures the powders. Thanks for a good informational video.

[@Kevin-yd7kv]

drinking game, every time he says "powder" drink a shot

[@Twinturbo120]

6:06 Cummins.

[@KrisPBacon]

Hell yeah

[@Noooo23523]

thats cool

[@nzbtwsk]

Great videos! I just bought my first black powder (well first gun ever)! and was told to check your channel out! Lots of great info

[@jamestreadwell9598]

mr hickok, ur the best .. thank you for taking the time ..

[@hickok45]

It is. There's nothing like just holding fondling, cleaning, taking apart, etc. Shooting them "ain't" bad either. :-) It's cool to think about how anybody could have owned either of these Colts, even Wyatt Earp. :-)

[@rayc.1396]

I am sure some where in the replies someone brought this up, black powder is a different breed of cat to reload. If you are going to load black powder, do a lot of investigating about the does and don'ts. If you do it wrong, you can ruin a modern firearm just as easily as you can by loading smokeless powder in an antique. Most will tell you to never leave an air gap in the case with black powder, it causes an extreme pressure curve.

[@hickok45]

+Ray C. Yep.

[@mannys9130]

+John Affleck Actually, yep. Black powder and smokeless are totally different. If you load black into a cartridge, you either fill the whole case with powder or if you use a reduced load you mix the black powder with something like cream of wheat to bulk up the charge so it fills the whole case. Simply filling the space with something like cotton will not work. Stop perpetuating this ignorance you claim. Crack a book every now and then.

[@bjrnmgranvang1107]

Love the sound of Greg's laughter in slow motion mode.

[@jbateman84]

Hickok45, just wanted to say thanks for the videos. I am a Deputy in Louisiana and very much enjoy shooting as well. Anyway on to the point. I was hurt and had to under go back surgery. Your videos were always fun to watch and informative as well as funny when you wanted them to be. it gave me something to look forward to while i was just sitting around healing. Anyway, thank you sir! . Have a good one!

[@andrewsanford2020]

Hickok's slowed laughing reminds me of a big cat growling.

[@user-tz5uq2bt1s]

Never heard of smokeless powder before. I didn't realize we used a new formula for gunpowder either. Learned a lot from this video!

[@jackgates6949]

Probably the best video out there showing the differences between black and smokeless. To top it off, he uses THE iconic examples; Colt SAA! Superb! Beautiful guns too!

[@eyealter]

I really enjoy your videos. I come away with more than I came with. Thank you for your time and information

[@hickok45]

Cordite is smokeless; I doubt that anybody could find any of those early BP .303 rounds without some serious searching.

[@warywolfen]

Here's some trivia. When Winchester introduced the 1894 model, it was provided (and continued to be made, for many decades), in .30--30 and .32 Special. The ".30--30" designation would seem to have indicated a .30" bullet with 30 grains of B.P. (like the convention with the .44--40, .45--70, .50--90, etc.) But the .30--30 was NEVER loaded with black powder. But with the .32 Special, though a smokeless round, the rifle was specifically designed for shooters to reload their empties with black powder. The difference, aside from a negligible increase in bore diameter, was that the rifling was more shallow. That was to reduce the fowling from black powder. Over the years, I've known people who swore that the .32 Special had less recoil than the .30--30. That would seem odd, since the two rounds produce the same energy. My guess is that the shallow rifling of the .32 produces lower pressure, and thus, lower recoil.

[@leethompson6070]

Thank you so much Sir...Best explanation that I've ever been present for. Such a tremendous tool is well absorbed knowledge.

[@Sampsonn1]

Great demo keep up the good job Hickok!!!!!!!

[@TrainingMacro]

I saw some of your black powder run off!

[@TheSaidame]

You all have got to hear the last part of smokeless power vs gun poweder in slow motion with headphones . That voice xxD

[@noelross3767]

Well thanks for that video Hickok45 it was very educational and I most definitely learnt a lot

[@supahfly_uk]

Watched so many of your vids I just had to sub :] Keep making these videos they are youtube gold.

[@williamrutledge3156]

Marshal Dillon is disappointed you never mentioned “Gunsmoke”!

[@Hiiiiii74]

14:16 "HOOOOOO HOOOOOOO HOOOOOOO HOOOOOO" Creepy laughing in slow-motion XD

[@bimmerboyz2875]

love your videos, very informative and just fun to watch☺

[@scottwilson1258]

I ALWAYS wanted to see This !!! Thank You Guys

[@PilotMcbride]

Thanks Hick!!! Old farts with old guns.... and Black Powder!!! Hahahaha. Please don't misinterpret my following comments as I shoot both smokeless and BP. BP for pleasure only and smokeless for pleasure and tasking. Love them both, but BP has my heart. Many smokeless shooters do not know the complexities of shooting BP, the time taken to clean the weapons after every shoot, the same cleaning a smokeless shooter does perhaps once a season. The different reloading technique, and BP shooter must be very vigilant in loading station cleanliness, much more so than a smokeless shooter, although cleanliness is a must which ever propellant you use. I love shooting my Sharps. It takes hours to clean, not minutes, after every shoot (not shot), however periodical cleaning is necessary during a long shoot. To truly love shooting, you need to produce loads of smoke and get that ol' time BOOM. It's ok to watch someone shooting BP, but is an entirely different kettle of fish shooting it. A big WOW factor, like shooting a .338 or a 50 BMG. Not everyone gets a chance, but if offered, grab it!

[@17ozzyfan]

have you ever hear or said a word so many times it doesn't sound like a word anymore. hmmm Powder.

[@jameskelly2898]

I always enjoy watching your videos hickok, cause I learn something everytime. CANADA...

[@featherman51]

I'm a 72 year old gun engraver from Sioux City Iowa. I've heard that hickok does not like engraved guns, but I still support his site. Very interesting. Maybe he'll change his mind someday. Thanks for the videos.

[@qasimmir7117]

In Britain we still call it gunpowder. I think that's because of the gunpowder plot so the name gunpowder stayed.

[@oscarhawkley]

Actually amongst reenactors and shooters, we do differentiate on accounts that loading the wrong one can blow up your weapon

[@ssimon64]

That's because you Brits haven't been allowed to own guns since guns still used black powder

[@USMC-ParrisIsland]

Thank you Sir for your kind words! I served as a Grunt with the 1st Battalion--3rd Marine Division in Vietnam. I see the offspring of the people who greeted us with utter contempt and acts of cowardice when we came home, have given birth to offspring with the identical DNA. Your words are much appreciated; and I know those of us who are up in years, can rest assured knowing that America will be in good hands with people like you, who will pick up the baton. Stay true, to the Red, White and Blue!

[@mwbackus]

Interesting and very informative video Hickok...the demonstration of the burning characteristics of the two types of powder was especially helpful...!!!

[@2147B]

Hickok you're my hero!

[@kenyahiguchi7707]

If I was black powder I would have 0 f's

[@fnfallout5664]

When you see smoke come out from Hickok's compound then that means he's either smoking some pot or shooting a black powder gun.

[@tony68mc]

So glad you moved those powders before touching it off. I nearly had a conniption fit when you placed them so close.

[@futureghost77]

You are my favorite person to hang out and learn from on youtube.

[@Grand-Massive]

"thats EVEN before my time" lmao

[@GODS_N0T_DEAD]

We need smellovision

[@eurokid83]

Cool comparison of the two different powders. Happy 4th Hickok45!

[@GrumpyWasp]

This was a great entertaining and informative video, I loved the history and thanks for dirtying up your weapons for us :)

[@tonyporter4132]

11:05 satisfied

[@tomken8dy]

I would NEVER shoot those beautiful old revolvers.

[@TheDeroncain]

Just because its old doesn't necessarily mean its worth all that much more than a modern replica. I have a few older pistols and a couple of revolvers that I shoot, simply because they made A LOT of them. And also, if it works and you take care not to abuse it, why not use it?

[@tomken8dy]

Deron Cain Because they're a piece of history (literally). I consider them very valuable, not necessarily in terms of money

[@TheDeroncain]

As do I, but if its a piece that isn't RARE in terms of history, is still fully functional, and can give some insight into how it was used in a practical manner, then why put it on a shelf? Know what I mean? Like I said, if its not being abused. why not use it?

[@tomken8dy]

Deron Cain I've blown up a lot of modern ammo and I've also fired percussion. My advice to anyone buying a reproduction percussion revolver is to get it in stainless steel, otherwise it starts corroding and rusting almost immediately after firing it.

[@Aragorn511]

Why the -Fuck- would you have a Revolver for, If not to shoot it at all? Waste of money unless it truly is -Rare-

[@TW-rr6qb]

You answered every question I had today, yet again.

[@signman1937]

another great video sir, just plain fun to watch