Whiteleather
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- Apr 19, 2019
A discussion under the Burnside thread is getting off track.
The post was about the perils of using Pyrodex. I am a fan, but at least two others are adamantly against it.
So I have started a test. Admittedly a limited test, but a test nonetheless.
This photo is of the test plate with the two cleaning products last to touch my bore. I use Windex to soak the bore right at the range and give it a little scrub. At home I clean with the TCS product, then lightly oil with Ballistol. The plate surface has these two products on it:
The powders used are 40 grains each of new Pyrodex, old Pyrodex, and Goex Black powder in the following positions:
Then I fired up all three test spots:
And finally the test plate with burns and date. I will up date this photo set for a week, then clean the plate and observe the results:
I don't think I am wrong, but am willing to put in the effort to discover it first hand.
If nothing happens to the plate, I will do 4 more burns for a total of 5 "shots" and leave it for a week again.
The post was about the perils of using Pyrodex. I am a fan, but at least two others are adamantly against it.
So I have started a test. Admittedly a limited test, but a test nonetheless.
This photo is of the test plate with the two cleaning products last to touch my bore. I use Windex to soak the bore right at the range and give it a little scrub. At home I clean with the TCS product, then lightly oil with Ballistol. The plate surface has these two products on it:
The powders used are 40 grains each of new Pyrodex, old Pyrodex, and Goex Black powder in the following positions:
Then I fired up all three test spots:
And finally the test plate with burns and date. I will up date this photo set for a week, then clean the plate and observe the results:
I don't think I am wrong, but am willing to put in the effort to discover it first hand.
If nothing happens to the plate, I will do 4 more burns for a total of 5 "shots" and leave it for a week again.