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minus-squareskillissuerlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 months agomodern loadings do that, but the original loadings were black powder and had energy comparable with today’s 5.56. 5.56 still has much less recoil because it’s lighter
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·6 months agoAh, smokeless powder! Ensuring mankind has more power than we know what to do with since the late 19th century.
minus-squareskillissuerlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·6 months agoAlso doubles as moderately smokeless rocket propellant
modern loadings do that, but the original loadings were black powder and had energy comparable with today’s 5.56. 5.56 still has much less recoil because it’s lighter
Ah, smokeless powder! Ensuring mankind has more power than we know what to do with since the late 19th century.
Also doubles as moderately smokeless rocket propellant