you totally missed my points, because with smokeless powder loads ...
1. it's too easy to double charge the brass - can't happen with bp
2. the charge range for smokeless is typically a narrow window that's way narrower when handgun powders are used for rifle cartridges - that doesn't exist with bp
3. there are typically higher pressures with smokeless because that's how it functions, from expanding gasses - bp is lots lower in chamber pressures, even though it's classed as an explosive
4. smokeless requires working the brass a good bit - not at all with bp
5. of course OAL does matter with both white and black powder cartridges, unless a bore rider ppb is used
yep, there is more to do with bp cartridges - namely the fouling control and clean up for gun and brass. if that's a bother to anyone, stick with the heavenly white rather than the holy black. who cares? surely not me.
i have NO bias against white powders, and still use it for special circumstances, it really doesn't matter what powder flavor is used to load up a case. i've been successfully loading smokeless for over 50 years for rifle and handgun. i've only been new to bpcr's for about 10 years.
there is no debate in this matter, it's as fully subjective as it's all good ....