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Re: aluminum

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I know brass is available, but Small ones. I want one large enough to catch spill over when I'm filling the powder measurer high up.
all good advice here...looks like the aluminum is the one for me...Ken
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Re: aluminum

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Sometimes I get static cling on my funnel , 1 wipe with a dryer sheet and good for another 6 months.
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Re: aluminum

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I have and use both personally. My drop tube is anodized aluminum tubing with an aluminum funnel I made from solid stock in the lathe and it works just as well as the various plastic ones I have.
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Re: aluminum

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DeadEye wrote: Sat Nov 14, 2020 6:55 am Don't tell Swiss there's something wrong with plastic, or Goex, or Schuetzen. they'd have to change all their packaging. They switched to plastic to get away from metal because it's safer.
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The plastic containers used for BP are antistatic plastic - impregnated with graphite to create a high resistance conductor to ensure a static charge cannot be created. It's essentially the same material used to store and transport static sensitive semiconductors which are widely used in the electronics industry. I seriously doubt the switch to antistatic plastic was made because it was safer. I'm betting it was cheaper and possibly lighter weight plus the fact that antistatic plastic will not eventually corrode.

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Re: aluminum

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kenny sd wrote: Sat Nov 14, 2020 8:30 am If plastic is ok, why do they not recommend the plastic hopper used for smokeless for black powder.
LAWYERS :wink:
Glen Ring wrote: Sat Nov 14, 2020 9:22 am We use Pyrodex . No Worries.
DeadEye wrote: Sat Nov 14, 2020 9:56 am And ignorance is bliss.
Ignorance is bliss. Can someone inform me as to why, Pyrodex exists? I'm completely clueless on it, Is it the "much cleaner thingy" again. :roll:
Remember, this is coming from a guy that shot smokeless for years before trying black, now I wonder what the f'k I was thinking & what took me so long to find the light, it's not that tough.

AND, BTW, I did not just call anybody ignorant, not what I meant, just rolling with the flow, 8)

Had dear friend ask

Tom: "Savannah, when are you going to stop shooting that stinky stuff", to which she snapped,
Savannah: NEVER, my dad ever switches to smokeless, will be the last time I shoot" :shock:
Now, you must know my daughter to know that, what she said & how she said it, was to say, at the least, out of character.
Deadeye can attest to it he was standing there when she said it, it raised his eyebrow, & all he said was , "Well, I guess that's that" :lol:

Here's the reason for the forth coming crater at my house :shock:
That's where my chair goes, right below my RCBS Charge Master full of black powder
With the loose bottles scattered about , around 175 lbs, + or -, so I should be real dead

ImageShadow 4's crater (1) by Brian Hickey, on Flickr

I'm surrounded, must be a target rich environment then :wink:

ImageShadow 4's crater (2) by Brian Hickey, on Flickr
TexasMac wrote: Sat Nov 14, 2020 7:53 pm
DeadEye wrote: Sat Nov 14, 2020 6:55 am Don't tell Swiss there's something wrong with plastic, or Goex, or Schuetzen. they'd have to change all their packaging. They switched to plastic to get away from metal because it's safer.
Paul
The plastic containers used for BP are antistatic plastic - impregnated with graphite to create a high resistance conductor to ensure a static charge cannot be created. It's essentially the same material used to store and transport static sensitive semiconductors which are widely used in the electronics industry. I seriously doubt the switch to antistatic plastic was made because it was safer. I'm betting it was cheaper and possibly lighter weight plus the fact that antistatic plastic will not eventually corrode.

Wayne
Yes Wayne, it is "anti static" plastic
I'll bet it's both safer & cheaper
Better deal all round than metal :wink:
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Re: aluminum

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Man...that looks like a Lot of powder !!!!
I don't ever have more than a pound or two stored in my shootin shak...but i was wondering is there a limit, legally, that an individual can store in a private residence?
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Re: aluminum

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Glen Ring wrote: Mon Nov 16, 2020 12:37 pm Man...that looks like a Lot of powder !!!!
I don't ever have more than a pound or two stored in my shootin shak...but i was wondering is there a limit, legally, that an individual can store in a private residence?
There's a legal limit :shock:

Maybe we should store the "excess, over the limit" quantities in an approved, Federally controlled "powder bank", like some of the Europeans require of their gun owning citizens :wink:

Of course theirs a legal limit, there's a speed limit isn't there :D
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Re: aluminum

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Yeah, you might want to take that picture down so you don't attract any unwanted attention!
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Re: aluminum

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I thought most folks knew that a photograph/ pic has information as to the location it was taken.
I guess I should have added a " wink, wink, nod nod' to get my point across in a more direct way to help you understand that taking that pic down might be a good idea in this day and age.

Me and my buds never post pics of things like that ..we know that unless steps are taken, the location can be gleaned from a pic when it passes through the ole interweb and most kids can find this without the aid of special software.

Like I said, I have only a pound or two of powder that I store in my shootin shak in Kenefick Oklahoma and that's where I store the only two guns I've ever owned..( wink, wink, nod, nod ) OR ..as you pointed out..ignorance is bliss.
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Re: aluminum

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Glen Ring wrote: Mon Nov 16, 2020 12:37 pm Man...that looks like a Lot of powder !!!!
but i was wondering is there a limit, legally, that an individual can store in a private residence?
What Powder ????
All I see are some old Boxes !!!
Make great Storage containers for all the excess junk that seems to accumulate on the bench over the year !!!!!
I keep nitro glycerin in the old BP bottles to keep my hands soft, that's what my mom always used !!! ..... Or was that straight glycerin she used ?????
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Re: aluminum

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Regardless of people who say they have gotten away with using plastic with BP - I continue to remember the fellow explaining to me how he had a plastic bowl of BP explode and blow all the windows out of his parents house plus the details of the burns and loss of hair he experienced. I use an aluminum funnel on top of my copper drop tube.
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Re: aluminum

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SchuetzenDave wrote: Fri Dec 04, 2020 7:44 pm Regardless of people who say they have gotten away with using plastic with BP - I continue to remember the fellow explaining to me how he had a plastic bowl of BP explode and blow all the windows out of his parents house plus the details of the burns and loss of hair he experienced. I use an aluminum funnel on top of my copper drop tube.
Ashes falling from the end of a cigarette will do it every time :lol:

Missed you since we last shot in Two Hills AB, and thanks for the lube on the patch tip, I like it.

I believe once the weather warms up, SchuetzenDave, Chris W, Deadeye & Spot & Shadow 4 are going to have to pick a spot at the border, plant our lawn chairs & yell across the border at one another :D
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Re: aluminum

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I'm down for that How about you Dave? I don't think January would be a good time though. :lol: :lol: :lol:


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Re: aluminum

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You can have 50 pounds of powder. There are three shooters in his household so he is still under the limit with what he has in the photo. :D
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Re: aluminum

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Unfortunately with health issues I am not supposed to travel anymore.
I have sold the trailer and it is doubtful I will be doing much BPCR shooting anymore.
So you will have to represent me at the border.
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