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"Bucketing" or mixing powder from different lots. What say yee?
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<blockquote data-quote="Echo Charlie" data-source="post: 2133221" data-attributes="member: 109774"><p>I used to do it but not anymore.</p><p></p><p>Lost several pounds of powder due to degradation.</p><p></p><p>One batch started to swell and contaminated the all powder.</p><p></p><p>There are other reasons for not doing. Some you already mentioned but the biggest one is that you never mix properly the different batches.</p><p></p><p>If you tumble the different batches you had to do it for a few hours, depending on the quantity, but that changes the properties of the surface of the powder with the friction between kernels.</p><p></p><p>Usually powder kernels are resurfaced with graphite and you remove most of it with that friction.</p><p></p><p>When you change for another flask, even of the same batch, reduce de usual load around 2-5% and walk it up checking velocity and pressure signs. Enjoy shooting!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Echo Charlie, post: 2133221, member: 109774"] I used to do it but not anymore. Lost several pounds of powder due to degradation. One batch started to swell and contaminated the all powder. There are other reasons for not doing. Some you already mentioned but the biggest one is that you never mix properly the different batches. If you tumble the different batches you had to do it for a few hours, depending on the quantity, but that changes the properties of the surface of the powder with the friction between kernels. Usually powder kernels are resurfaced with graphite and you remove most of it with that friction. When you change for another flask, even of the same batch, reduce de usual load around 2-5% and walk it up checking velocity and pressure signs. Enjoy shooting! [/QUOTE]
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