straightshooter1
09-08-2006, 06:13 PM
Thanks for the info on lube, I have sent an email to Bullshop, waiting for a response and got a PM from LAR45 (now I know it's a him, not an it) but another problem has raised its ugly head.
As you see below, I had a slight problem with the powder. I have one can of Goex 2F left, it is at least 4 years old or more. A tiny bit in another can which I think may be a problem.
BTW, OK day at the range. The Alox loads were messier, shot well. I did have 6 misfires (not sure of the right word) with SPG lubed boolits. The primer (Fed Mag) fired, but the powder didn't. Kind of a messy, dirty thing, and the bullet barely moved into the throat. Never had anything like that happen before. Kind of like the powder was damp, had no power, etc. I had a .030 wad, 61 grains of 2F, slightly compressed, and no extra lube on the boolit (see my prior post about dried up SPG). The powder sort of burned, sort of not. Hard to describe as I have never seen anything like it. Messy is the best description. Left thick, black soot-like residue in the casing.
Any ideas? I am thinking powder problem and can throw away the small amount I have in one can. The other can has never been opened. I had always heard/believed BP was not subject to aging problems. The can I was using had been opened 3-4 years ago. The one I have left is unopened.
Here's another problem for me. The shops where I bought BP are out of business. No one else in Tampa Bay I know of sell BP. Online seems to require a purchase of 25 pounds. Is there somewhere I can buy less?
As you see below, I had a slight problem with the powder. I have one can of Goex 2F left, it is at least 4 years old or more. A tiny bit in another can which I think may be a problem.
BTW, OK day at the range. The Alox loads were messier, shot well. I did have 6 misfires (not sure of the right word) with SPG lubed boolits. The primer (Fed Mag) fired, but the powder didn't. Kind of a messy, dirty thing, and the bullet barely moved into the throat. Never had anything like that happen before. Kind of like the powder was damp, had no power, etc. I had a .030 wad, 61 grains of 2F, slightly compressed, and no extra lube on the boolit (see my prior post about dried up SPG). The powder sort of burned, sort of not. Hard to describe as I have never seen anything like it. Messy is the best description. Left thick, black soot-like residue in the casing.
Any ideas? I am thinking powder problem and can throw away the small amount I have in one can. The other can has never been opened. I had always heard/believed BP was not subject to aging problems. The can I was using had been opened 3-4 years ago. The one I have left is unopened.
Here's another problem for me. The shops where I bought BP are out of business. No one else in Tampa Bay I know of sell BP. Online seems to require a purchase of 25 pounds. Is there somewhere I can buy less?