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Reloading
Powder changing property if loads made during real humid weather
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<blockquote data-quote="ShtrRdy" data-source="post: 1670943" data-attributes="member: 40852"><p>I've been wondering about this too. The thought being that when we reload we usually dump powder from the bottle into a hopper. The powder is then exposed to the air around it. If the powder is able to absorb or displace water from the air it could change the weight and/or volume of the powder. This, in turn, could change the amount of energy a "charge" of powder would have.</p><p></p><p>I found this article which describes an affect:</p><p><a href="http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2018/03/humidity-and-powder-burn-rates-what-you-need-to-know/" target="_blank">http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2018/03/humidity-and-powder-burn-rates-what-you-need-to-know/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ShtrRdy, post: 1670943, member: 40852"] I've been wondering about this too. The thought being that when we reload we usually dump powder from the bottle into a hopper. The powder is then exposed to the air around it. If the powder is able to absorb or displace water from the air it could change the weight and/or volume of the powder. This, in turn, could change the amount of energy a "charge" of powder would have. I found this article which describes an affect: [URL]http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2018/03/humidity-and-powder-burn-rates-what-you-need-to-know/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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