Hi all,
When filling my brass priming flask, I cannot help but wonder about the risks involved with friction and black powder.
This is the model I am using: http://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categories/PartDetail.aspx/83/1/FLASK-PP-FF
The back screws on and off with a fine thread. Some of the fine 4F powder invariably sticks to the treads of the brass, due to static electricity in the dry winter air. When I screw it shut this black powder will be squished between the rotating and sharp brass surfaces of the threads.
Similarly, when using the priming flask, is there not a risk of the valve squishing and compressing black powder kernels while being opened and closed?
I did a search on the internet and on this forum, but while I found that friction is a ignition risk for black powder, there was no mention of screw threads posing a specific danger.
All the black powder containers have screw tops in either metal or plastic. So I am probably being paranoid. But where is the limit of doing something risky when friction is concerned?
Thanks for any voices of experience or pointers to scientific data in advance.
Wolfgang
When filling my brass priming flask, I cannot help but wonder about the risks involved with friction and black powder.
This is the model I am using: http://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categories/PartDetail.aspx/83/1/FLASK-PP-FF
The back screws on and off with a fine thread. Some of the fine 4F powder invariably sticks to the treads of the brass, due to static electricity in the dry winter air. When I screw it shut this black powder will be squished between the rotating and sharp brass surfaces of the threads.
Similarly, when using the priming flask, is there not a risk of the valve squishing and compressing black powder kernels while being opened and closed?
I did a search on the internet and on this forum, but while I found that friction is a ignition risk for black powder, there was no mention of screw threads posing a specific danger.
All the black powder containers have screw tops in either metal or plastic. So I am probably being paranoid. But where is the limit of doing something risky when friction is concerned?
Thanks for any voices of experience or pointers to scientific data in advance.
Wolfgang
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