I bought reloading stuff from a local estate, and it included a can of Alcan AL-8, that had been opened and partially used. It doesn't smell deteriorated. I thought about using it in 44 Mag. Would I be better off just dumping it out?
Alcan AL-8 question
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I have powders from the late 60s & early 70s which have been stored inside my house and they are still good. In my experience you can tell when a powder has deteriorated by smell. You can try a load or two and see if it works. If it is deteriorated, then your load will be weaker than normal and you will need to check the barrel for stuck bullets. If that happens its trash time.
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Have 3-4 cans of AlCan in my stock. Inherited from FIL. It is still good
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I use a few old powders too, from my dad. Probably '70's. Herco for one. I think my main concern is what if he switched it out for Bullseye for some reason? The estate belonged to a hunting guide/gun writer, so I don't have any reason to believe he'd do that. Is there any way to easily tell if it's at the approximate (slow-ish) burn rate?
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No way to tell that I know of.
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The only info I could find on AL-8, it is close to Bluedot in burning rate
I have 38 special and 357 data
guess I will find out about posting pic's
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The velocity for loads for 38 Special 148gr wad cutter look really fast.
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Thanks for posting that! Those are some pretty high velocities for 38 wadcutter.
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Just moving the thread back to the latest.
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-Services: Wars Fought, Uprisings Quelled, Bars Emptied, Revolutions Started, Tigers Tamed, Assassinations Plotted, Women Seduced, Governments Run, Gun Appraisals, Lost Treasure Found.
- Also deal in: Land, Banjos, Nails, Firearms, Manure, Fly Swatters, Used Cars, Whisky, Racing Forms, Rare Antiquities, Lead, Used Keyboard Keys, Good Dogs, Pith Helmets & Zulu Headdresses. .
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