Heat verses fire

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September 06, 2010 22:57

I heard today from an experienced rifle black powder builder that heat and not flame ignite a black [:)]powder charge,

Is this true?

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  Winston Bode

  September 07, 2010 08:39

  I don't believe that this is true. The small hole in the nipple or the hole between the flash pan and chamber pin points the flame as it comes through the hole and onto the powder charge. If heat was all it took then there would be no need for a hole.
  
  Just my opinion.
  
  Bode

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  Chief Shaway

  September 07, 2010 14:56

  Heat will set one off as a friend who tried to dry his out behind his wood stove found out[:0].
  I do not know the temp of the sparks that come from my flint and frizzen, but, I do know that if the sparks are not there, there is no boom.
  No spark, no heat, no boom.
  Heat alone will set it off. I do not think it possible to have flame or spark without heat. So, in theory, you must have heat.
  If you can figure out how to have spark without heat the theory could be tested. [;)]

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  ofitg

  September 08, 2010 21:57

  According to the book, Chemistry of Powder & Explosives, blackpowder will ignite when heated to approximately 190 degrees Fahrenheit.

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