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<blockquote data-quote="30calyooper" data-source="post: 1648356" data-attributes="member: 107258"><p>Guess my question is how old that 500 grains of leftover is? </p><p></p><p>Easiest answer - grab some more brass & bullets and use it up, say you end up with a few extra rounds? Sounds like a happy problem to me! </p><p></p><p>Or as JustWoody1 suggests, save and use it for a few fouler/barrel break-in/case-forming rounds. Something where actual ballistic performance is not a great concern.</p><p></p><p>But - if the leftover is from a much older lot than the new container and you just don't want to load that few more, you can always save it for a test series in a bullet/primer/brass combo that will not require more than 3-4 shots each of low-medium-high powder charge. Unless it's so old it's already turning bad, it'll probably still get you close enough to decide which level of powder charge works the best...just know that when you dive into the newer lot of the same powder you have to start with a few rounds to confirm your results from the older powder, and you may be doing this anyway as you work on tweaking that load to maximize results with a particular launcher.</p><p></p><p>If all else fails, the roses in front of my porch seem to do really well with an extra shot of fertilizer! Lots of available nitrogen. Cannot say if its okay for a vegetable garden, never tried that...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="30calyooper, post: 1648356, member: 107258"] Guess my question is how old that 500 grains of leftover is? Easiest answer - grab some more brass & bullets and use it up, say you end up with a few extra rounds? Sounds like a happy problem to me! Or as JustWoody1 suggests, save and use it for a few fouler/barrel break-in/case-forming rounds. Something where actual ballistic performance is not a great concern. But - if the leftover is from a much older lot than the new container and you just don't want to load that few more, you can always save it for a test series in a bullet/primer/brass combo that will not require more than 3-4 shots each of low-medium-high powder charge. Unless it's so old it's already turning bad, it'll probably still get you close enough to decide which level of powder charge works the best...just know that when you dive into the newer lot of the same powder you have to start with a few rounds to confirm your results from the older powder, and you may be doing this anyway as you work on tweaking that load to maximize results with a particular launcher. If all else fails, the roses in front of my porch seem to do really well with an extra shot of fertilizer! Lots of available nitrogen. Cannot say if its okay for a vegetable garden, never tried that... [/QUOTE]
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