Well 762, I'd be happy to do that as soon as you send me $5000 to buy the two rifles and all the components. (I won't hold my breath....) LOL !
Well 762, I'd be happy to do that as soon as you send me $5000 to buy the two rifles and all the components. (I won't hold my breath....) LOL !
Just emailed Chris Hodgdon on the status of Lil'Gun.
I will post his reply when he responds unless he want to post it himself. I included a link to this thread.
I love it for my Hornets.
From Chris Hodgdon
"No sir, Lil’Gun is alive and well. There will be no powders discontinued for 2017 but will have quite a few new ones
Thank you for your interest in Hodgdon and feel free to get back to me if I can be of further service
Regards Chris"
Simple, because "experts" have to be heard, even lacking any evidence.
Old post, but I just picked up a lb from LGS last week
Lil'Gun contains a higher amount of nitroglycerin than most powders of it's burn rate. Thus the heat. And yes, I agree that it is very hot burning.
Short bullets fired in revolvers were the reason for throat erosion with max charges of 296/H-110 and perhaps other slower burning ball type powders due to the rear of the bullet crossing the cylinder gap before the bullet was even half way finished being pressed into the bore. The answer to that problem was to either use another powder or longer bullets in revolvers, specifically the .357 Mag.
Nothing whatsoever wrong with Lil'Gun. It has lots of great uses. But it might not be the best for many other uses. No powder is perfect for all, except maybe real ole home made Black Powder.
Last edited by HamGunner; 10-02-2021 at 02:25 PM.
73 de n0ubx, Rick
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My Straight Shooters thread:
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...raight-shooter
The Pewter Pictures and Hallmarks thread:
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...-and-hallmarks
Finding any useful powder at this point is reason enough to raise the dead.
Ive read far too many accounts of cutting and erosion from this powder in revolvers to entirely discount it. Never used it but id be cautious if i did. As for rifles, no idea but id be surprised if it burned barrels in any reasonable loading. If anyone has rifle information id like to hear about it out of curiosity.
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All that I have gleaned from this and other internet discussions is that LilGun probably should not be used in revolvers. I use it in the 300BLK and it does heat the barrel more than other powders, but I have not seen any damage to my barrel, and have been using the primer flattening and case head measurements of fired brass as my pressure indicators.
So far, it has been the most gentle of powders to my fired cases.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |