inquiring if I was interested in purchasing his fathers used reloading equipment. This brought to mind how one could tell if powders, primers, ect were still good and usable. I assume one could test a primer or two without much effort. Powder on the other hand seems a bit more of a challenge. I have been told that modern smokeless powder gives off an odor when starting to deteriorate. Heck, brand new powder has an odor when opened. So my question for discussion is, anyone got any valuable tips for inspecting opened containers of smokeless powder for deterioration signs ?
-
Recently I was approached by a neighbor
- jthomson, 2021-11-18, 16:33
![[*]](themes/default/images/complete_thread.png "Open whole thread")
-
Alliant Powder says
- Jim Taylor, 2021-11-18, 16:39
-
to me it smells like rotten eggs. Real rotten. (nm)
- Gary Reeder, 2021-11-18, 17:19
-
BUT
- JT, 2021-11-18, 18:02
-
Stop and see
- Ed, 2021-11-19, 08:21
- My thoughts also, I have some powder that goes back to - jthomson, 2021-11-19, 12:33
-
Stop and see
- Ed, 2021-11-19, 08:21
-
BUT
- JT, 2021-11-18, 18:02
-
to me it smells like rotten eggs. Real rotten. (nm)
- Gary Reeder, 2021-11-18, 17:19
-
Alliant Powder says
- Jim Taylor, 2021-11-18, 16:39