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Offline rebAL

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"Clumpy" 777
« on: October 02, 2009, 08:37:10 AM »
Just taking stock of B/P components and noticed my old 777 has clumps in it.  I stored it in military ammo box with silica pack.  Will this powder still ignite with reliability or should I dump it?  How do you store your powder?  How long will it keep?  Thanks, Al
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Re: "Clumpy" 777
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2009, 02:13:04 PM »
I have some that is clumpy and I had one miss fire in about 20 rounds so far. I just take the clumps and squish them with my fingers. All seems well.
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Re: "Clumpy" 777
« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2009, 01:18:40 AM »
If your powder is "clumpy" then it has most likely drawn moisture while in storage. If it were me, I would dump it and buy new powder just to be safe. Just my opinion, but I dont want to take the chance that "clumpy" powder wont go "boom" when I pull the trigger.
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Re: "Clumpy" 777
« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2009, 05:35:34 AM »
I had some 777 that was a few years old and didn't look too bad except it had clumped a little in the flask. After a very frustrating experience trying to sight in a new gun and spraying shots all over, I dumped it and bought 50 grn pellets and had it where I wanted it in less than 10 shots. I really resisted going to pellets because I like to play with my loads and usually end up around 110 grns, but the pellets are really nice and easy to load. I would like to play with the sabots more, but MZ season is next week and I'll take 1.5-2" groups for now.
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