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Weighing vs metering powder
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<blockquote data-quote="boomtube" data-source="post: 674497" data-attributes="member: 9215"><p><em>"Think engines. The air column being consistent and in proper proportion to the fuel (powder)"</em></p><p> </p><p>No; think solid rocket fuels burning in space. Unlike internal combustion engines that requre fuel:air (oxygen) mixes, gun powders (and solid fuel rockets) include sufficent oxidizers as part of their composition.</p><p> </p><p>I'm a hunter and gun/ammo tinker-er, not a range rat. My current ammo needs are modest compared to what it was when I shot NRA match rifle competion so even tho I do weigh most of my rifle charges I don't kid myself that highly consistant powder charges in a well developed load can be improved by precisely duplicated charges. I know by experimentation that powder charges have to vary several tenths before it'll show up on targets or deer or varmints ever at some quite distant distances! In fact, I spend a lot of time spinning my wheels with loading techniques that are lost on common factory hunting rifles but I enjoy it so I do it - but I don't do BR type stuff because I think it matters on my targets because I know most of it doesn't! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="boomtube, post: 674497, member: 9215"] [I]"Think engines. The air column being consistent and in proper proportion to the fuel (powder)"[/I] No; think solid rocket fuels burning in space. Unlike internal combustion engines that requre fuel:air (oxygen) mixes, gun powders (and solid fuel rockets) include sufficent oxidizers as part of their composition. I'm a hunter and gun/ammo tinker-er, not a range rat. My current ammo needs are modest compared to what it was when I shot NRA match rifle competion so even tho I do weigh most of my rifle charges I don't kid myself that highly consistant powder charges in a well developed load can be improved by precisely duplicated charges. I know by experimentation that powder charges have to vary several tenths before it'll show up on targets or deer or varmints ever at some quite distant distances! In fact, I spend a lot of time spinning my wheels with loading techniques that are lost on common factory hunting rifles but I enjoy it so I do it - but I don't do BR type stuff because I think it matters on my targets because I know most of it doesn't! :) [/QUOTE]
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