What's that Smell? Cordite vs. Gunpowder vs. Propellant

TLDR: Avoid depicting cordite, use gunpowder as a default, reference propellant to look like a smarty pants. When articles debunk common firearm tropes in fiction, they usually mention how the "smell of cordite" isn't in the air after a gunfight. Cordite's heyday as the substance that makes a gun go bang started in the late 1800s and ended with…

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