tony d willIiams
Well-Known Member
Interesting, the info on last of a bottle of powder.Are you using the same processed brass as you were using?
Same box of bullets and primers?
Has the powder bottle been tightly sealed since you loaded up last September load?
I've been chasing my tail on a 22-250 load. I don't have it totally figured out yet but one thing I learned is the last bit of powder in the bottle that has been used over the last year will give a higher velocity than a fresh, sealed, bottle with the same lot number. Like 80 fps for this 22-250.
I always rotate and turn upside down a bit before I add to powder loader. Thinking the fines would mix with full size pieces of powder.
I am going to take some from top of container, and bottom to run some tests. For my pistol, standard rifle and extra long distance powders.
I am a bit anal, and I often do things on the "just might be" notion. Or I test for each bit of possibilities.