Lefty G-gear
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Sierra Infinity Software has me plug in known humidity when shooting loads, not making them.
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Humidity and load developement
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Seabeeken
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There is an excellent writeup in the Norma reloading manual on this very subject and surprising results. Brian Litz also wrote about it.
Bob Wright
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Very significant. Concerning for safety alone.
I'm going to get a humidity gauge and put it in my reloading room and no more letting powder bottles sitting out open without the lid on tight.
One thing about life,you never stop learning.
One thing about life,you never stop learning.
Rusty PW
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I seen that same video on youtube. I installed a Golden Rod in my powder cabinet to control the humidity. I did a little experiment. I put 20gr of RL26 in a pan on my balance beam scale. Left that on my bench for a week. Every day I looked at it. I could see the difference in weight change. It wasn't much, but you still could see it.
There is a unit on amazon that checks humidity and temp inside safe's and outside also.
Looking at it hard.
Looking at it hard.
It won't let me put a pasted description from Amazon.com.
Just look up device to moniter humidity in reloading room
Just look up device to moniter humidity in reloading room
Rusty PW
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Go to Home Depot and get an inside/outside thermometer and humidity gauge
This is what I use. Got on Amazon. Keeps track of H/L temps and humidity. The gun safe is in the reloading room. So I just keep this one above the bench. It has a magnet on the back to attach to anything metal. I also keep one in the camper....
Jeff Heeg osoh
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I don't think the humidity in your reloading room is a issue while reloading unless it takes forever and you leave stuff sit around unsealed.
The humidity becomes a concern on long term exposure after the seal has been broken on the jug. The thing that's a concern is having a load that shoots lights out and then you a have a few months in the off season that the powder within the jug can either absorb moisture or dry down some do to the conditions within the room it was stored. Now your rifle is shooting like crap compared to when you put it away and what the heck happeNed.
I don't worry so much on the small stuff - my 260 and H4350. But on my 416 with the 20N29 I do monitor the powder humidity in the jug I have a Kestrel drop in the powder all the time that tells me all is good and I'm floating at 58% humidity that is Blue toothed to the phone and if needed I can add a 59% Humidor pack that will maintain it.
The most appreciated part of this is maintaining a burn rate and quality that keeps load consistent jug after jug and season to season, such a simple thing that has saved money, wear and time messing around having to keep doing load testing to stay in the zone. 58-59% is the sweet spot with 192.5 grains
The 416 is used pushing the 550s out 3000 + yards at events
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The humidity becomes a concern on long term exposure after the seal has been broken on the jug. The thing that's a concern is having a load that shoots lights out and then you a have a few months in the off season that the powder within the jug can either absorb moisture or dry down some do to the conditions within the room it was stored. Now your rifle is shooting like crap compared to when you put it away and what the heck happeNed.
I don't worry so much on the small stuff - my 260 and H4350. But on my 416 with the 20N29 I do monitor the powder humidity in the jug I have a Kestrel drop in the powder all the time that tells me all is good and I'm floating at 58% humidity that is Blue toothed to the phone and if needed I can add a 59% Humidor pack that will maintain it.
The most appreciated part of this is maintaining a burn rate and quality that keeps load consistent jug after jug and season to season, such a simple thing that has saved money, wear and time messing around having to keep doing load testing to stay in the zone. 58-59% is the sweet spot with 192.5 grains
The 416 is used pushing the 550s out 3000 + yards at events
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degreen
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degreen
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The main thing this video shows is. If you are doing a Saterlee test one day, and a week later you decide to confirm your data and load up some new test rounds. The humidity difference between these two load sessions could throw your data way off.
Bob Wright
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I was looking at a load pressing close to max pressure by a grain or so under, then you start blowing primers unexpectedly. I live in a dry climate mostly and found this interesting as to pressure surprises with the exact grain charge. It's hard to assign one cause of velocity problems if this "little nugget" of info isn't at least considered during the year. Knowledge is good.
