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Thread: Mesh Size for 2400

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    THROW IT AWAY, not worth getting hurt over.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NObamain2012 View Post
    THROW IT AWAY, not worth getting hurt over.
    I agree. There is no practical way to reliably separate the two without there being some form of cross contamination.

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    Seems like a lot of angst over a pound of powder. Even accounting for the legendary frugality of the Castboolits Forum.
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    Not to be crass, but hoping to screen separate these two radically different speed/type of powders is plain stupid. We aren’t in the dang zombie apocalypse. Anyone telling you otherwise probably recaps their own tires with Elmers glue and rubber bands, and buys used prophylactics to save money.

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    jimkim, I just ran a test with my screens and the 2400 will pass through a 20 mesh screen but not a 21 mesh, Hope this helps!
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    With all respect, at least you caught the mistake before you loaded up some magnum loads with it. At this point,you have a $30-$40 lesson about being more careful next time. Attempting to salvage this powder COULD cost alot more with dire consequences. I'll confess to dumping 4895 in a powder measure half full of 4831. It got discarded.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NObamain2012 View Post
    THROW IT AWAY, not worth getting hurt over.
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    If you must do this use two screens one for the red dot and one for the "fines"
    Then you can be sure you don't have any red dot fines mixed in with your 2400, or very few at least.
    If the 2400 won't pass thru the mesh you should be good.
    For a lousy pound of powder, it seems a bit ridiculous.
    By the time you locate and buy the screens you could buy another pound of powder.
    Have some fun, pour it in an ant hill, use a cannon fuse or a thin trail of powder.

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    I ran another test though a 20 mesh screen, The red dot will drop 10% fines, The rest will stay, Their is no way to separate the fines. I guess a ton of work might work...30 @ 40 Mesh might work? Burn It.
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    I'd mix it well and find something to load with it. Wouldn't bother me one bit. Start low and work up...

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    I’ve used a dollar store frying pan splatter cover to separate long grains of 4227 (3 to 10 mm) from properly cut 1 and 1.5 mm kernels. Worked well (I double sifted) but it was all 4227. You can see a real long kernel below the ruler logo.
    No real need to separate the long stuff other than wanting to drop consistent weight charges. Don’t know I’d want to try separating two different powders.
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    NEVER sift powder to separate by type!!! Not worth the RISK at all. Be thankful more wasn't lost. Injury is far more costly than a little powder even these days.

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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
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