Black Powder

• Apr 23, 2016

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Just bought 20 pounds of Black Powder at a sale.It looks to be very old ,maybe 15 years or so. Well kept ,how long will black powder last before going sour ?

Also bought 21 sets of RCBS Dies of various cal. and around 35 boxes of bullets various cal and weights.Also various reloading equipment.

The prior owner was a benchrest shooter,he will not need this any more where he is at now.

A very lucky find !

 

• Apr 23, 2016

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it wont go sour. They still have civil war canon balls blowing up when they get hit by machinery. If the powder is still sealed up, it will be good.

 

• Apr 23, 2016

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Rooster, black should be fine if its sealed. Its moisture thats the killer. If you find 375 h&h in that mess of dies I don`t have a set.

 

• Apr 23, 2016

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I will let you know tomorrow on the 375 dies

 

• Apr 23, 2016

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If you find .270 25-06 or 7mm08 and don't need them I would be interested.

 

• Apr 24, 2016

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That black powder should be fine. I had great results using black powder in my old hammer guns years ago. It is a pain, though, in that it is so corrosive if the barrel is not cleaned thoroughly. Unless you are into the authentic mz shoots etc., find someone who is and sell it. Good find. I talked to a guy in a local store the other day that hit the same type of deal-hundreds of bullets, ammo, powder and reloading stuff for $160.

 

• Apr 24, 2016

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Among the stuff I bought was an 8 lb container of Accurate Magnum Rifle Powder.I need to look for info on this.No number just says Magnum Rifle Powder?

 

• Apr 24, 2016

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Think magnum was discontinued 15-20 years ago. My memory says similar characteristics to 4831, that obviously doesn't mean you can substitute directly from recipes. I bet if you email accurate with a caliber and projectile you plan on using they still have load data.

 

• Apr 24, 2016

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Just found some info on the powder. Use the same data as Accurate 3100.

 

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• Apr 25, 2016

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Im lookin for .243 win and 7 mm rem mag dies?