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Re: American Pioneer

Posted by james on 4/19/2007, 3:46 pm, in reply to "American Pioneer"
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Thanks, Fred. I was wondering about the stuff. Guess I'll stick with 777. The only good thing that I can see about it is that it cleans up very easily. I mean, just run a little warm water into each of the chambers in the cylinder and presto! clean as a whistle.
--Previous Message--
: AP used to be Clean Shot. The powder was
: available loose or in a round pellet form.
: They where sued into bankruptcy by Hodgen
: the maker of Pyrodex Pellets for paten
: breech. The charcoal ingrediant of the
: powder is derived from burnt orange peels(a
: refuse of the juicing process)! This powder
: is extremely hygroscopic, it absorbs
: moisture from the air very readily! The only
: good I have ever heard of this powder was
: from folks that live in very arid climates,
: Texas,Arizona,Nevada and that being
: seasonally at best! My experiance here in
: the Great Lake region has been,"It
: makes great lawn fertilizer" It's
: junk! I've seen new cans opened where you
: can see one large clump in the middle!
:

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strange experience - james 4/16/2007, 4:15 am
- Re: strange experience - Bob 9/15/2007, 6:16 pm
- American Pioneer - fred 4/19/2007, 4:12 am
  - Re: American Pioneer - james 4/19/2007, 3:46 pm
    - Re: American Pioneer - fred 4/21/2007, 2:29 am
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--Previous Message-- : Thanks, Fred. I was wondering about the : stuff. Guess I'll stick with 777. The only : good thing that I can see about it is that : it cleans up very easily. I mean, just run : a little warm water into each of the : chambers in the cylinder and presto! clean : as a whistle. : : --Previous Message-- : AP used to be Clean Shot. The powder was : available loose or in a round pellet form. : They where sued into bankruptcy by Hodgen : the maker of Pyrodex Pellets for paten : breech. The charcoal ingrediant of the : powder is derived from burnt orange peels(a : refuse of the juicing process)! This powder : is extremely hygroscopic, it absorbs : moisture from the air very readily! The only : good I have ever heard of this powder was : from folks that live in very arid climates, : Texas,Arizona,Nevada and that being : seasonally at best! My experiance here in : the Great Lake region has been,"It : makes great lawn fertilizer" It's : junk! I've seen new cans opened where you : can see one large clump in the middle! : : :

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