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| < 16ga. General Discussion ~ Burn rate vs shell life |
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Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:09 am
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What is the relationship between the speed st which a powder burns and how many times you can reload a shell. For example does a faster burning powder burn up shells quicker.
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Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:05 pm
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Usually, it is the heavy loads with "slow" burning powder that will fry the crimp of the shell. Cutting down on the times you can load a shell. Making the end stiff  and split after a few shots. That is my two pennies.  |
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Tue Aug 21, 2007 7:56 pm
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Dawg is right you need to shoot as fast a powder as you can with the loads that you wish to shoot, faster powder means more hull longevity .
Regards Charles |
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Tue Aug 21, 2007 11:41 pm
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| Slower burning powders are usually associated with a larger payload. That's why certain faster burning powders are used for target (associate lighter) loads while your hunting (think heavier) loads use the slower burning powders. You need that slow burn to get that larger payload moving down your barrel. That why I would save my "good" hulls for target shooting due to multiple reloads while I would use my "other" hulls for hunting. In the nice sterile environment of a target range, I always make sure that I won't lose one of my coveted hulls. I use these lesser hulls for hunting because during actual hunting conditions, you may lose a few hulls here and there. |
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Wed Aug 22, 2007 3:13 pm
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Thanks guys that was really helpfull. I will try to seperate shells for target and hunting using better for target.
Bruce |
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