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Mixing Different Lots Same Powder
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1692001" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>I would not think It would be unsafe to mix as long as you are not loading MAX Loads. I personally would not do it for several reasons.=</p><p></p><p>First if you mix them you will not be able to do a perfectly balanced mix as ShtrRady said and load SDs would suffer from shot to shot.</p><p></p><p>The next reason is that larger quantities last longer and degrade more with time.</p><p></p><p>I would not mix at all, and run completely out of one batch while reloading and then separate the two batches of loaded ammo if more ammo is needed and when the second batch is grouped, do any adjusting that Is necessary.</p><p></p><p>Mixing powder is just like mixing primers, Not a good idea in my mind if accuracy and safety is your main goal. </p><p></p><p>When looking at the big picture, What is the cost of a few primers or ounces of powder when we spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on a rifle, support equipment, travel, guided hunts, ETC only to have a bad load cause a miss or over pressure ending the hunt.</p><p></p><p>I save these partial batches for break in and testing function with mild loading's. Nothing goes to waist !</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1692001, member: 2736"] I would not think It would be unsafe to mix as long as you are not loading MAX Loads. I personally would not do it for several reasons.= First if you mix them you will not be able to do a perfectly balanced mix as ShtrRady said and load SDs would suffer from shot to shot. The next reason is that larger quantities last longer and degrade more with time. I would not mix at all, and run completely out of one batch while reloading and then separate the two batches of loaded ammo if more ammo is needed and when the second batch is grouped, do any adjusting that Is necessary. Mixing powder is just like mixing primers, Not a good idea in my mind if accuracy and safety is your main goal. When looking at the big picture, What is the cost of a few primers or ounces of powder when we spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on a rifle, support equipment, travel, guided hunts, ETC only to have a bad load cause a miss or over pressure ending the hunt. I save these partial batches for break in and testing function with mild loading's. Nothing goes to waist ! J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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