micrometer Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Did the big guns from this era leave powder fouling at the muzzle? I'm building a 1/700 Trumpeter HMS Dreadnought and wondered if it would be accurate to depict muzzle fouling. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 They used cordite as a propellant, which is a smoke-less explosive. Thus it left very little residue We used to raid the wreck of HMS Drake (1901, sunk i/a 1917) for the cordite which we played with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micrometer Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 Thank you Sir Black Knight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepster Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 It's not truly smokeless, more so the bigger the gun. As for staining, if a 20mm causes staining on a fighter plane, then a 12 inch on Dreadnought might be a bit worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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