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Post by dickert54cal on Jan 6, 2008 18:26:46 GMT -4
I loved Ice cold IRON CITY in college.
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Post by greybearjr on Jan 6, 2008 23:40:50 GMT -4
Mickeys Big Mouths in the barrel green bottles. Worst beer I've ever had but it was 10 bucks a case.
GBJ
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Post by Twowithone on Jan 7, 2008 13:45:41 GMT -4
Heres a question. We always emptied the flashpan for transportation purposes and when we got back tom camp we would keep the smokepoles on the front porch being it was cold and you were coming in from the cold.We hunt like that for a week at a time sure there were shots fired then you had to clean it but that isnt really that bad.Heres the question though. When is BP in the corrosive stage. 1.Just sitting in your barrel.2.When its fired.3.When hunting and the temps go up and now your dealing with humidity and the powder getting a little damp. Thanks.
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Post by cmreed on Jan 7, 2008 16:13:31 GMT -4
Black powder isn't corrosive until fired. I f you shot and reload and clean your pan your good again. After you fire a shot the resone in your pan and on you barrel turns into a salty resone. That is what make your powder turn to mud when it is damp. As long as you clean that pan good before you put that new prime powder in you should be as good as gold.
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Post by greybearjr on Jan 8, 2008 0:05:42 GMT -4
Bear,
Blackpowder is actually Potassium Nitrate (Salt peter), Sulpher and Charcoal. It is hydroscopic. It actually attracts moisutre from the atmosphere and degrades upon contact with moisture into chemical salts. As a result, powder left in a gun that is not completly sealed or has been previously fired thus attracting moisture will eventually attract enough moisture to cause a misfire and a degredation of the metals around it. I've pulled many charges from historic weapons over the years and upon examination the bores are always degraded, some nearly eaten through. That said, it is a relatively slow process depending on the amount of exposure to air and moisture.
A charge left in a barrel for a season will cause some damage but it is probably negligable. I tend to take the high road when it comes to safety though so I would always do a thorough cleaning and bore inspection before firing again.
GBJ
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