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Coyote Hunting - From 10 Yards to over 1,000 Yards
Ramblings and Such From Hunting Coyote
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<blockquote data-quote="DSheetz" data-source="post: 2315149" data-attributes="member: 91783"><p>Devils Tower has changed and gotten more commercialized in the last few years but is still worth seeing enjoy the trip to see it . Yes I do the primers too . A controlled climate is important for the opened powder as well . I have seen people leave their ammo in the truck where it gets well over 110 in the summer and below freezing in the winter then wonder why it doesn't preform consistently why won't my rifle stay zeroed and the groups are so open ? One guy had a load that he liked and used the same can of powder that he had opened 4 years earlier left setting on his bench in the basement and had a round rupture the first time out on an antelope hunt locked up his bolt but didn't hurt him . I asked him what did your powder look like did it look kind of like it had rust on it turned a rusty brown . He looked at me and said how did you know that is what it looked like ? I've seen powder that was breaking down from moisture and oxidation before it isn't stable any longer . I talked with a guy from Hodgdon powder that told me all of their powders were coated with graphite and that if they didn't have the shinny silver color to them they had lost the stability that the coating had given them so then the burn rate wasn't reliable . I found that to be an interesting thought hum how many rounds have I carried in my truck vibrating getting hot and cold over the years have I just been lucky and had no problems ?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DSheetz, post: 2315149, member: 91783"] Devils Tower has changed and gotten more commercialized in the last few years but is still worth seeing enjoy the trip to see it . Yes I do the primers too . A controlled climate is important for the opened powder as well . I have seen people leave their ammo in the truck where it gets well over 110 in the summer and below freezing in the winter then wonder why it doesn't preform consistently why won't my rifle stay zeroed and the groups are so open ? One guy had a load that he liked and used the same can of powder that he had opened 4 years earlier left setting on his bench in the basement and had a round rupture the first time out on an antelope hunt locked up his bolt but didn't hurt him . I asked him what did your powder look like did it look kind of like it had rust on it turned a rusty brown . He looked at me and said how did you know that is what it looked like ? I've seen powder that was breaking down from moisture and oxidation before it isn't stable any longer . I talked with a guy from Hodgdon powder that told me all of their powders were coated with graphite and that if they didn't have the shinny silver color to them they had lost the stability that the coating had given them so then the burn rate wasn't reliable . I found that to be an interesting thought hum how many rounds have I carried in my truck vibrating getting hot and cold over the years have I just been lucky and had no problems ? [/QUOTE]
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