Can smokeless powder be hard to ignite?
A. Of course, and that is what has made smokeless powder the far safer alternative to both black powder, and other black powder substitutes-along with its lesser sensitivity to impact. From the beginning, Henry Ball designed his smokeless muzzleloader with 209 shotshell primers for sure-fire, worry free ignition. After all, today’s shotshell primers are designed TO ignite smokeless powder, NOT Pyrodex.
