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tremely important. It is the characteristic of Smokeless Powders to burn in acontrolled manner within a given pressure range. Control of this pressurerange requires the proper application of the powder to the specific purposeand in the quantities for which it was designed to be used.Never use smokeless powder of any type or in any quantity in a muzzleloadingfirearm, and never mix powders. THE USE OF ANY SMOKE-LESS POWDER COULD RESULT IN A DETONATION OR EXPLO-SION WHICH COULD CAUSE INJURY AND/OR DEATH TO THESHOOTER OR BYSTANDERS AND DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.Confine your use to Black Powder or an approved Black Powder substitutesuch as Pyrodex® and learn how to identify these powders and to usethem correctly in your muzzleloading firearm. Here we will deal first withBlack Powder for certainly it is the oldest of our propellant powders.Black Powder is manufactured in four specific types or granulations foruse in firearms. Generally speaking, it is the granule size which determines theappropriate use of Black Powder. Coarsest granulations are naturally the slowestburning and, therefore, work best in large caliber rifles and shotguns. Pistolsor small caliber rifles require a finer or faster burning powder. The primingpowder used in the pan of a flint lock is extremely fine and fast burning.The accompanying chart will help you to recognize the various granulations ofBlack Powder and to relate them to their proper use.12