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Posted by BOB on 10/26/2007, 12:02 pm, in reply to "Re: Leaving a BP cap & ball revolver loaded"
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Fred . . . thanks for your response and the information . . . I am new to black powder and although I have some good books on the subject, they do not answer everything.
--Previous Message--
: Clean and dry is key. I don't own revolvers so
: I can't speak of them first hand.
: I have kept charges in my rifle for as long
: as 6 weeks and still had reliable ignition.
: However, this was a hunting type situation
: in the fall of the year and I was very
: carefull to avoid wide temperature swings, I
: kept the rifle outdoors and away from
: possible sources of high humidity. I wanted
: to avoid condensation of moisture on the
: metal parts fouling the powder charge. There
: were no adverse affets to the barrel or
: mechinism from this extented period.
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