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  1. 10-12-2022, 04:07 AM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by uscra112 View Post
    In the early 20th century there was a product generally called "semi-smokeless" which was an intimate mixture of black powder and nitrocellulose. One brand was "King's", and another was "Lesmoke". There has been some discussion on the Web about these, but how accurate the information is I cannot tell. I personally would have no interest in trying to recreate them. They didn't work all that well, if contemporary writers are to be believed.
    You got me curious now and I'll have to go look it up.
    Being used in production as a binder perhaps?


    Found it. Thanks for the memory jog and something new to read.
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BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check