bought a estate out. had 2 bottles marked H110. one was opened the other had a seal, as in unopened.
now my question. is H110 a ball powder or a flake powder?
I had stored the cans on my powder shelf for some time, and went to use the powder today. I don't remember which can (bottle) had the seal, and upon examining each found one was a flake powder and the other a ball powder. I really dont want to use the wrong powder if someone dumped a strange powder in a empty H 110 container.
BD
Ball powder GW
Powder photos. More then 1 photo of each powder. https://www.ilrc.ucf.edu/powders/sam...hp?powder_id=1
A Flattened Ball Powder- H110.
It can be Black, like this photo, or Gray in color.
Last edited by 243winxb; 12-25-2022 at 08:00 AM. Reason: flattened ball
If it was me, I'd write it off. There's no good way to use mystery powder, when your betting with your fingers and eyeballs. They are non-refundable.
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H-110 is a ball powder..IIRC originally milsurp (pull-down?) for .30 Carbine. Somewhere around here, I've got the original 'Handloader's Digest' article from the early 1970s promoting H-110 as the 'end-all/fix-all' powder for the .357 Mag...which it wasn't.
Bill
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Yep, I agree with the others. Use the one that was sealed, but ditch the suspect opened one.
As I suspected. the ball powder is the real h-110, the other is fertlizer. I am just glad that I noticed the difference before loading boxes of 450's. and that you all confirmed my suspicions. There would be nothing like a case full of (who now what, ( mabe bulls eye) to ge a bank out of new years target shooting.
Thanks again
BD
If it was ANYTHING but H110...
Most propellants can be reduced by 10% and worked up. But with a 3% work-up margin...
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