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Do you leave powder in your horns for extended periods of time? I have multiple horns and have been emptying after every shoot. Would like to just keep them loaded. Experiences? Pro's and Con's?
:shocked2: :shocked2:stubshaft said:~Snip~ I have powder in some of my horns that is at least 12 years old.
Dry Ball said:Do you leave powder in your horns for extended periods of time? I have multiple horns and have been emptying after every shoot. Would like to just keep them loaded. Experiences? Pro's and Con's?
Never empty them.Dry Ball said:Do you leave powder in your horns for extended periods of time? I have multiple horns and have been emptying after every shoot. Would like to just keep them loaded. Experiences? Pro's and Con's?
:shocked2: BLASPHEMY!! :shocked2:stubshaft said:OR have too many guns! :surrender:
Hmmmm.....I always empty mine. Probably because I shot it all up. :haha: Doesn't stay empty for long, though. :grin:juice jaws said:Never empty them.Dry Ball said:Do you leave powder in your horns for extended periods of time? I have multiple horns and have been emptying after every shoot. Would like to just keep them loaded. Experiences? Pro's and Con's?
pab1 said:The only issue I ever recall hearing of was written about in Muzzleloader magazine years ago. Its been some time since I read the article so I could have it completely wrong. IIRC Mike Nesbitt had a gun damaged when fine granulations of powder built up in the bottom of his horn over time. Again, IIRC it was caused by powder granules grinding against each other as the horn was jostled around over the years.
I think he said the powder that built up over time was close to 4F. He didn't notice it when he loaded the gun with the last of the powder in his horn since it had only held the granulation of powder he always filled it with. Like I said I'm going off memory and might not recall it correctly. Definitely an unusual event and not something I would be too worried about.
Rifleman1776 said:Seems strange, and, in my mind, questionable. A powder horn gets turned and moved in every which direction with use. Fine granulations might be present but with the tipping, turning, etc. they would be distributed throughout the horn. And, if a few fines did get into a charge it is very unlikely there would be enough excess pressure to cause damage in a rifle. I'm skeeptikal that happened as described. :hmm: BTW, FWIW, my practice is to turn my cans of powder in several directions before use. That is more to give me consistent results than avoid my gun going 'boom'. Keep in mind, Nesbitt is a slick magazine writer. Enuf said.
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