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Reloading
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<blockquote data-quote="goodgrouper" data-source="post: 137531" data-attributes="member: 2852"><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p> so by your thinking, we have to test every can of powder. </p><p> </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ] </p><p></p><p></p><p>And that is exactly what they do at the factories. That is how they arrive at the lot numbers. Obviously the powder in any given can is going to be a blend, but they segregate it by lot number so each bottle with the same lot number is as close to being consistent as possible so that the reloader can count on his specific lot being the same burn rate as his last can of that specific lot. If this were not so, working up a load for a gun with any powder would be a crapshoot.</p><p></p><p>As I said, mix if you want. But I will not because I have too much riding on each shot. If I find a lot of powder that works, I scour the countryside to find more of it. If I can't find another bottle, then I start from scratch on load development with a new lot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="goodgrouper, post: 137531, member: 2852"] [ QUOTE ] so by your thinking, we have to test every can of powder. [/ QUOTE ] And that is exactly what they do at the factories. That is how they arrive at the lot numbers. Obviously the powder in any given can is going to be a blend, but they segregate it by lot number so each bottle with the same lot number is as close to being consistent as possible so that the reloader can count on his specific lot being the same burn rate as his last can of that specific lot. If this were not so, working up a load for a gun with any powder would be a crapshoot. As I said, mix if you want. But I will not because I have too much riding on each shot. If I find a lot of powder that works, I scour the countryside to find more of it. If I can't find another bottle, then I start from scratch on load development with a new lot. [/QUOTE]
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