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    Barrel damage likelihood from titanium powder?

    Transferred to my dealer 12/22 and 5/23. Sound suppression is great.
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    Barrel damage likelihood from titanium powder?

    It turns out, I have no idea what I'm looking at with a borescope. Cool toy and all but yeah. The timing was also unfortunate as I was shooting up the last of my factory .338 ammo when this happened, and I have no intentions of buying anymore. I took a guess and loaded up 30 rounds in new...
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    Accessories 251 Bottle Whiskey Collection for sale.

    Shoot me a message, I'll send you a lead just over the border in WI.
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    SOLD Legit M993 .308 / 7.62 AP Black Tip “Carl Gustaf” CG Headstamp Ammo

    I can easily supply the lint (single origin, organic, non GMO, hand harvested) for this project if there are any knitters looking to take up the sweater offer. Say 50/50 split?
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    Varget kernels

    That's been my experience up until now. Varget hasn't been a high volume powder for me but I've been using it in some quantity since the mid 2000's, I'd estimate that I've burned 50-60 pounds of the stuff. This is the first time I've ever seen the ugly kernels. Aesthetics aside, I'm seeing...
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    Varget kernels

    Here's a little metal capped blast from the past. Been open for at least 14 years, probably more like 18, moved across the country a few times. I'll load a few up and see how they compare. FuhQ those are damn good photos, is that your phone?
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    Varget kernels

    Here's the previous lot that I was working with. Thought I used them all, gladly I was wrong. It is fresh (within the last year) sealed, stored well, which should negate any possibility of human error on my part. Uniform kernels that we've all seen a million times.
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    Varget kernels

    Absolutely, showcasing a lack of QC on Hodgdon's part.
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    Varget kernels

    They did initially ask for pics, at the time I hadn’t tested any so I sent the irregular grain pics and lot number. I replied to them with these results after testing and they blamed it on moisture content of the powder.
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    260 Vs. 6.5 Creedmore

    Not that anybody asked but... MRAD mags have room to spare jamming 140eld's. Dumb ole .260 pushed them to 2881 out of a 24" tube that's still speeding up, before a tiny bit of pressure showed. That's an off the shelf rifle... 43.7g of H4350 Would I go that route for a dedicated comp rifle? Nope.
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    Varget kernels

    Just an update on this post. This powder lot yielded a loss of 75 fps and increased SD's by over 200%. I've tested it well. Hodgdon politely told me to go pound sand, I didn't expect any different. I've had to make adjustments for lot changes, but this is pretty much back to the drawing...
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    Varget kernels

    Did you have to chop it up on a mirror with your credit card so it would fit in the case? 😂
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    Varget kernels

    No shit?! Crazy. Good to hear.
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    Varget kernels

    Definitely going to shoot it. The settling/even distribution argument makes sense to me. How could that not cause variation? Bottom of the container could be 90% small kernels. That would be a hell of a lot more surface area exposed.
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    Varget kernels

    Used up all my older Varget and cracked a new 8lb the other day and the kernel shape and length are all over the place. Contacted Hodgdon, said they use a new process to cut the powder and that this was normal and beneficial to the burn. Maybe I’ve been under a rock? This is maybe half the...
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