Powder Measure Hack - Powder Identification

Muddyboots

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So I am absolutely certain no one else has ever sat down at bench and saidšŸ’©, what's in the powder measure? So after throwing away very expensive powder decided to put erasable pen in it and write on it what's in it. Hopefully no more wasted $$$$ powder.
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Pdyson

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Yup I’ve been there and done that. I fixed it by leaving the donor powder bottle and only THE powder bottle nearby on the bench-top. Then I realized if the bottle is right there, might as well pour it all back in When I was done for the day…Which also has the benefit of minimizing exposure to large humidity changes.
 

Gingerman

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Yup I’ve been there and done that. I fixed it by leaving the donor powder bottle and only THE powder bottle nearby on the bench-top. Then I realized if the bottle is right there, might as well pour it all back in When I was done for the day…Which also has the benefit of minimizing exposure to large humidity changes.
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Yup I’ve been there and done that. I fixed it by leaving the donor powder bottle and only THE powder bottle nearby on the bench-top. Then I realized if the bottle is right there, might as well pour it all back in When I was done for the day…Which also has the benefit of minimizing exposure to large humidity changes.
Yep! That's what I do!
 

Reelamin

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Nope, never have more than one powder on bench but I confess I have put away the powder, and then have not loaded for few weeks. That's when I find the powder in it that I forgot to remove and unless I am DEAD certain of what I loaded last, I just cannot use it. Its just a rule I cannot break.
Muddy.....build/get yourself a Fun/Noise cannon!!! I put all unknown or bad powder in a fun glass jar for my cannon. FYI, duplex load with a small kicker of 3F or it just burns out the flash hole with no detonation. The kicker is the best primer around for smokeless in a cannon.
 
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