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And the results were?
You first - It’s your thread. I thought you had some test results for us!And what did you find? Gee whiz! all this suspense!!!!!
I do but just have not had time to do anything with them. I have the powder dried and collected. It really do not do what expected in the water and now dried I can see see and feel the granuales but... I have not tried to ignite them yet.You first - It’s your thread. I thought you had some test results for us!
C’mon! Yer killin me, Smalls!You first - It’s your thread. I thought you had some test results for us!
Likewise - happy to be able to share info. Lots to learn with muzzleloading.Thank you for your time and results. I think you covered much more range than I did. Your picture of T7 after 48 hours appears to look a lot like the smaller clump I had. But more interesting to me is that your pic shows T7, well actually all three powders still maintained granular form even though they were a solid clump.
Personally, I think your results are more along the lines that a ML hunter might incur.
When I went to check the dried collection of T7, even though it was a solid clump I could see and feel granules in the clump. When I spooned the clump out of the bottom of the container the clump easily came apart and when set on the white paper, it really did appear to be a normal powder makeup.
Thank you for your time and information.
I do similar. When I get down to about 3 cans, the next couple times I headed to my gun shop I would pick up 2 or 3 cans at a time. I have about 10-12 cans of various granulations at home in addition to my subs.When up and running I am going to buy another case of Olde Eynsford split 10 lbs 2F and 15 pounds 3 F. I know its expensive to do but I have enjoyed not worrying about powder the last couple of years since my last bulk purchase. Can shoot as much and as often as I want.
My test results so far…
After 48 hours of exposure to very high humidity and heat all three powders had absorbed moisture. The top 1/2 inch or so of each was moist and clumped together in the vial. The black powder and the BH209 particles both appeared stuck together. The 777 appeared as a wet/gooey clump. None would pour from the vials. When I attempted to break up each clump with a toothpick and by tapping the vial, the BH209 and black powder seemed to break loose and come out pretty easily. The 777 was wet and a bit like a lump of chocolate pudding.
I weighed each powder charge and each had absorbed considerable water by weight.
The Schuetzen absorbed the least water - increasing in weight by 1.8 gr (1.36%). The BH209 was in the middle with a gain of 2 grains (2.28 %). The 777 absorbed the most water - 3.8 grains (4.04%).
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I then placed each powder charge back in its 10 ml vial and left the cap off so each could dry (under normal outdoor conditions here - about 90 degrees average and 10% relative humidity).
After 48 hours I reweighed each charge. Both the BH209 and the black powder were back to their original dry weighs. The 777 weighed 95.0 grains (still 1.2 grains heavier than its original dry weight). Hard to believe it is still holding water. I was able to easily break up the remaining dry clumps of BH209 and Schuetzen and both appear back to normal appearance-wise. The 777 clumps are rock hard. They remind me a little of dry clumps of brown sugar. I was unable to break them up even with moderate effort.
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I put the 777 back in its open vial and will check the weight again in a day or two to see if it has dried out completely. At some point the plan is to shoot them over a chrony to see if performance was altered.
I know back in the day on ships they would wet powder to store. less fire hazard Then they would dry and regrind? But shooting in a cannon is differnt then a rifle?Likewise - happy to be able to share info. Lots to learn with muzzleloading.
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