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Posted by Larry in Michigan
on 5/29/2009, 9:31 pm, in reply to "Re: load lifetime"
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Thanks for the response. I got a tip from another source, and that was to drip wax onto the caps if they weren't tight. In any event, I don't really foresee going more than a few weeks without unloading via firing.
--Previous Message--
: That is a variable directly related to storage
: and environmental concerns.
: I have personal experiance loading my BP
: rifle for Deer season in November, having no
: shot presented through-out the season and
: shooting the load out in January.
: They have found Lewis and Clark
: "cache" of powder sealed in lead
: containers after 150 years and the powder
: was still viable.
: Humidity and temp swings are the bane of
: long term storage. In a controled
: environment the load in the cylinder itself
: would/could be fine for years. However, the
: "cap" placed on the nipple is much
: more suseptable to degredation, and that is
: directly related to reliable ignition. Hope
: that help's, perhaps other's will add chime
: in
:
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