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I shot out a load of Blackhorn this morning that had been loaded for 3 weeks. It hadn't been in the rain or snow and fired without a problem. The problem surfaced when I went to clean my Triumph this evening. Where the powder load was in contact with the barrel there was the beginning of pitting. I worked on getting it out for a hour....Hoppes, Butches Bore Shine, Alcohol, Windshield Cleaner, Swabs, Brass Brush and still couldn't get it all out. I left it soaking in WD-40 for the night. I think I'll treat Blackhorn just like I would treat 777 in the future. They say it's non corrosive but it's a far cry from smokeless as to being clean. Some have likened it to IMR4759 in the way it looks but that is as far as it goes. It definately smells different and is much dirtier. It's still the best out there and I'm going to continue to use it but I'll cleaning up every night from now on. I haven't heard of this happening or experienced it myself. I've left it loaded for a couple of days but not this long.
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