Reeder Custom Guns - that is true. A while back I opened a can of new powder and

Gary Reeder
that is true. A while back I opened a can of new powder and
Tuesday, July 03, 2018, 13:07

used the same loading data I had used with another batch, same brand of powder, different batch. The new batch was significantly hotter, cratering the primers. So worrying about the burn rate chart wouldn't have helped me at all. Guys shooting in matches try to buy powder in the same lot, knowing that a different batch or different lot number could easily shoot differently.

Because I don't know, what makes one powder good for shotgun - SPB, 2018-07-02, 16:49
- some powders developed for shotguns work very well - Gary Reeder, 2018-07-02, 17:26
  - LOL, he's spot on. I don't know the complete - WB, 2018-07-02, 17:55
    - Yes. Study the manuals and articles and the - ChrisG, 2018-07-02, 18:39
      - my suggestion is throw the burn rate charts away. They - Gary Reeder, 2018-07-02, 22:41
        There are too many varibles beyond one's control. - WB, 2018-07-03, 06:13
        that is true. A while back I opened a can of new powder and - Gary Reeder, 2018-07-03, 13:07
        The fun is in the "learn something new every day" - ChrisG, 2018-07-03, 09:14