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Is this powder any good?
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<blockquote data-quote="njc89" data-source="post: 2129255" data-attributes="member: 35258"><p>Loading up some 180 VLDs in my 28 Nosler and finally opened an old (~10 yrs but still sealed) can of Retumbo that I had. Right away I discovered that there was a large clump of powder on the top. I put the lid back on and shook it. Everything looked fine. The color and smell was the same as a brand new can that I have as well. So I loaded a dozen rounds, but decided to do an identical loading with the new powder to compare over the chrony. The same VOLUME of the new powder (from powder measure throw) bottomed out my balance scale, which had been throwing consistently under my target charge weight so I could trickle the final bit. Obviously denser than the old stuff. </p><p></p><p>In saner times I would probably toss out the old can and just use the new, but a pound of Retumbo is really hard to come by. This powder was kept in my climate controlled office as long as I've had it. i kinda want to just shoot it and see what happens, but if it's crap, I don't want to waste the other components either.</p><p></p><p>Interested in everyone's thoughts on this. What would you expect at the range? Is there any reasonable chance that the new and old powders would be somewhat consistent? Thanks for the input</p><p></p><p>Neal</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="njc89, post: 2129255, member: 35258"] Loading up some 180 VLDs in my 28 Nosler and finally opened an old (~10 yrs but still sealed) can of Retumbo that I had. Right away I discovered that there was a large clump of powder on the top. I put the lid back on and shook it. Everything looked fine. The color and smell was the same as a brand new can that I have as well. So I loaded a dozen rounds, but decided to do an identical loading with the new powder to compare over the chrony. The same VOLUME of the new powder (from powder measure throw) bottomed out my balance scale, which had been throwing consistently under my target charge weight so I could trickle the final bit. Obviously denser than the old stuff. In saner times I would probably toss out the old can and just use the new, but a pound of Retumbo is really hard to come by. This powder was kept in my climate controlled office as long as I’ve had it. i kinda want to just shoot it and see what happens, but if it’s crap, I don’t want to waste the other components either. Interested in everyone’s thoughts on this. What would you expect at the range? Is there any reasonable chance that the new and old powders would be somewhat consistent? Thanks for the input Neal [/QUOTE]
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