Identify powder help SOLVED

iron cat said:
Just because it looks the same does not automatically mean it will have the same burn rate .
Many extruded powders and ball powders look identical with other extruded or ball powdets but are complelyy different in burning characteristics
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But, it doesn't mean it WON'T have the same burn rate either. If we're starting from a position of "treat it as a fast powder like Bullseye" it won't matter, because the start position is treating it as basically the fastest powder. If it turns out to be Unique, Herco, or BLC-2 for that matter he'll know right away. That rocket won't lift.
 
saskgunowner101 said:
But, it doesn't mean it WON'T have the same burn rate either. If we're starting from a position of "treat it as a fast powder like Bullseye" it won't matter, because the start position is treating it as basically the fastest powder. If it turns out to be Unique, Herco, or BLC-2 for that matter he'll know right away. That rocket won't lift.
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A person can do some pretty big damage to a rifle or pistol with an under loaded cartridge with top little pressure as well as a load with too much pressure.
No matter, not my issue. Carry on.....
Cat
 
His biggest concern will be beating a bullet out of his barrel after taking a load of hot gas to the face. If he gets to "too much pressure" then he was too stupid to get through it in the first place.
 
iron cat said:
A person can do some pretty big damage to a rifle or pistol with an under loaded cartridge with top little pressure as well as a load with too much pressure.
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I don't understand what "damage" could come from a light/no load. Remember, the shooter is going to be looking for squibs given the circumstances.
 
B said:
His biggest concern will be beating a bullet out of his barrel after taking a load of hot gas to the face. If he gets to "too much pressure" then he was too stupid to get through it in the first place.
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Exactly.

I can't believe how many gun owners are scared of guns. No wonder the general public is terrified. Maybe it's a lack of understanding or confidence? I don't know. This situation reminds me of when I wanted to load WST with a 147gr bullet without any available data for that combo. You would have thought from the responses that I was about to recreate a Hiroshima-type event. A few test loads later and I found one of my favourite 9mm loads. I still have all my fingers! Go figure...
 
It's not hard but it can be time consuming. I still have a dozen or more bags of powder I need to figure out. They have been sitting for close to 3 years now. I clearly lost interest in the process.
 
a j cave said:
Why bother? It’s old unknown powder and unknown condition. Is it worth the price of some new powder? Safety can be a problem. Some powder is unstable at low volume. JM2C
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I'd like to know more about powders that are unstable at low volumes. What does that mean - do you mean low pressure, maybe? All powder will burn poorly or erratically if pressure gets low enough. Please explain what you meant, or which powders you are referring to?
 
He is probably referring to secondary explosive effect. SPEER engineers consider it basically impossible in small arms cartridges so not sure I'd worry about it here.
 
B said:
He is probably referring to secondary explosive effect. SPEER engineers consider it basically impossible in small arms cartridges so not sure I'd worry about it here.
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I'm not sure what he referred to, that's why I asked him. And yes, SEE in small arms is proven to be fantasy that a whole generation of gun writers used to collect a pay cheque.
 
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jethunter said:
I'm not sure what he referred to, that's why I asked him. And yes, SEE in small arms is proven to be fantasy that a whole generation of gun writers used to collect a pay cheque.
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A myth/excuse for guys who double charge or otherwise mess up when loading light but won't admit it.
 
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