saskgunowner101
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Nothing that can't be addressed, unless one is a bedwetter or not very sharp. The internet is full of people who read things, but not who try things for themselves.
Identify powder help SOLVED
- Thread starter lone ranger
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Nothing that can't be addressed, unless one is a bedwetter or not very sharp. The internet is full of people who read things, but not who try things for themselves.
I am guessing the OP doesn't realize how hard it can be to pound out a stuck bullet. That is a bunch of random, mixed powder and isn't suitable for use in a firearm. I used to buy scrap ammunition to salvage the components including the powder when there was enough to make it worthwhile. I'm not averse to this kind of thing but you are doing it with something that is essentially fun garbage.
Apparently your probably one of those POWDER Scientists that does there own powder blending too being your so VERY sharp and all . RJ
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saskgunowner101
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Glad you were sharp enough to realize this.
Speaking of powders, I noticed you forgot to mention your 45-70 bear stopper load data in that other thread. Sharp guys know it's either a fishermans tale, or over pressure. Stay sharp.
Its a Train Stopper Load ! H322 Powder - I will look back and find the Load ! RJ
A pile is usually more interesting. I have burned up to 15lbs of mixed junk at once and it really starts to run away to the point most people begin backing up haha...
And the internet is equally full of people reading something and deciding nah, I'm smarter than those people, I won't #### up like they did...
saskgunowner101
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Care to enlighten me on what exactly "I" screwed up that should serve as a warning to others? Thinking that you're smart doesn't actually mean you're smart...
billbmcleod
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Stump powder? Burn it carefully!
Also thinking noble shotgun. Someone at Higinsons might be able to help
That's where I stand. I think the risk can be mitigated, but I'm not willing to put in the effort for such a small amount, and would not usually be interested enough to do it just to know.
The "It's dangerous" crowd do not have original thoughts nor do anything other than what many others have done.
You can however follow a methodical process that has been described here on CGN many times. If you don't have a chronograph or pressure testing equipment, read not further. That process is usually applied to "known" powders for which there is no published load data for your specific application, but is pretty much the same when it involves "unknown" powders. It was alluded to here already in that you assume it's VERY fast (e.g. Bullseye fast) and progressively add powder until it behaves like a known powder, i.e. X grs of it with a certain bullet gives the same MV range as a known powder.
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Could be, I have a bottle of A0 and it’s all square green flakes. Are Nobel powders generally one type of flake throughout or do they have a colour indicator mixed in like the op’s pic? His looks like a mix of a few different ones.
The current production is all one type of flake throughout. I'm near positive the square flakes are Noble but what I don't know is if once upon a time they used markers of a differing shape/cut (highly unlikely). To me it looks like an Alliant round flake mixed with a Nobel square flake.
I was at a garage sale for an old "passed away" fellow reloader.
I got there late and most stuff was gone.
I found a unmarked 1 quart Jar of powder.
Its got dark green metallic square flakes. " can be seen in pic"
I know this is a long shot. any idea's ?
This is what higgonson noble #1 trap looks like. It is equivalent to Red Dot by weight. But yours looks like a mix and I would use it for fertilizer
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