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No. "Smokeless powder steel" or fluid steel, or other terms, mean modern, billet steel.
Damascus, twist, or welded barrels are made of forge-welded twisted wire and rods.
There are potential weak spots in the twists, and over time, burning propellant and corrosive residue eat at the gaps and make them more prominent. Eventually, the barrel will fail.
Damascus barrels are only safe with custom black powder loaded cartridges within their pressure limits, NOT with modern ammunition. There is a strong risk of a chamber explosion.
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When was smokeless gun powder invented?
Fireworks and Gun Powder was invented in the 9th century. it was invented by Li Tian.
Is a damascus barrel the same as a rifled barrel?
No, they are different. A rifled barrel is a solid bar of steel which has a hole drilled through it down the center. The hole is spiral cut with lands and grooves (called rifling) such that when the bullet is fired, the bullet contacts the lands and spins as it moves down the barrel. This spinning stabilizes the bullet to improve range and accuracy. A Damascus barrel starts with a stack of many different kinds of steel bars. The stack is hammer welded (pounded to the point where the steel flows together) to make a flat sheet. The sheet is wrapped around a steel bar to form a shotgun barrel and hammer welded to make it complete. When new, Damascus barrels are beautiful with the many colors in the steel. They don't age well, though, and often will have subsurface corrosion which weakens them to the point where they shouldn't be fired, even with the proper black powder ammunition. They should NEVER be fired with smokeless powder ammunition.
What is the age and value of a J Stevens model 250 12 gauge double barrel shotgun with with damascus barrels and outside hammers?
Does it say J. Stevens AND Co or J. Stevens ARMS & TOOL Co or J. Stevens ARMS Co? The first would have been made from 1865 to 1886, the second from 1886 to 1915, and the third from 1920 to about 1945 (unlikely if it has damascus barrels). Value is $100 - $300 depending on condition, but only as a mantle decoration. Damascus or twist barrels were fine when they were produced, but were not intended for modern smokeless ammunition. Even if they were proofed for smokeless powder circa 1900, today's smokeless is not the same and after a century the barrels have probably deteriorated.
Is 22 short the same as 22 short black powder?
No. Mosern .22 shorts are loaded with smokeless powder. .22 short black powder is loaded with just that - black powder. Smokeless powder develops higher pressures than black powder and should not be blindly used without some confirmation that the gun will handle the pressures. Consult a local gunsmith.
Is there brass damascus?
I might be way off here but I guess you are talking about in relation to Damascus Steel? This is a form of steel made in Persia and north India and traded westwards. It was most often bought by Europeans in Damascus in modern day Syria so the name comes from there. Damascus Brass by extension would be super pure strong brass from Damascus. In short there isn't such a thing as "Damascus brass" in the same way as Steel. However Brass objects made in such a way as to mimic the "watered" appearance of Damascus Steel might be named as such or indeed anything made in Syria of brass could be called such. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I concur.
What is dr eq in shotgun shells?
dr eq = drams equivalent. Black powder used to be measured in drams, which was a measure of the volume of black powder used in a load (basically the amount used). When smokeless powder came along later, both smokeless powder and black powder existed at the same time for a while. A smaller amount of smokeless powder was equal in power to a larger amount of black powder. To keep things simple shells using smokeless powder were referenced to how many drams of black powder would be needed to produce similar results. This continued into modern times. A shell marked 3 1/4 dr eq is roughly equal to a black powder load of 3 1/4 drams. This allows an idea of how much power a shell has regardless of the actual amount of powder that is inside the shell.
Witch black powder is better smokless powder or regular black powder?
Black powder and smokeless powder are two totally different animals. For all intents smokeless is meant for loading cartridges and black powder is used for muzzle loading fire arms. Black powder can also be used in cartridge loads. You have heard terms referring to a gun in 45-70 on 38-20 or 44-40 calibers. Those numbers refer to the caliber (45) and the amount of black powder in the cartridge (70 grains) Smokeless powder should NEVER be used in place of black powder in muzzle loaders, or in the same volume as black powder in cartridge loads. So depending on what you are shooting both powders have there place.
What is the value of a 20 gauge Ithaca hammerless double barrel side by side serial 262985 marked smokeless powder steel and bird dog on point engraving in very good condition?
I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THE VERY SAME QUESTION AND I HAVE FOUND THAT IS RANGES FROM $75-$125 DEPENDING ON THE CONDITION OF THE FIREARM
What country was the first to make a smokeless powder bolt action rifle and what was the name of that rifle?
France invented the first production smokeless powder, Poudre B, in 1884. (There were experiments clear back to 1846.) I believe Mauser, in Germany, came out with a single-shot bolt-action 10 mm in 1888 that used Poudre B. Austria also produced rifles to use it the same year. France is generally credited with the first smokeless powder military rifle in the Fusil Mle 1886 M93. Known as the Lebel for short.
Are smokeless tobacco and cigarettes the same?
no
Does grains per pound of smokeless powder change with type 4350 vs 4895?
No. Grains per pound is the measurement of weight not volume. The volume would be different but the weight would be the same.
Why do fireworks need gun powder?
Gun powder is the propellant used in older firearms to produce the gas which pushes the bullet out of the barrel. Newer guns use nitrocellulose based powder which is called smokeless powder to do the same thing. There are also other methods to generate pressure such as compressed air or CO2, but generally they are nowhere near as powerful as gun powder.
