Powder blend

[Rosebud]

Anyone ever blend rifle powder? If so how did it go. I know ammunition manufacturers blend powders to achieve there needs and bullet speed for proprietary purposes.

 

[david g ranes]

Any one who would do that with out access to a shooting lab in my opinion would be crazy but you know what opinions are like David

 

[Rosebud]

My thoughts exactly, but you never know. Maybe some crazies on the forum.

 

[Axl]

My thoughts exactly, but you never know. Maybe some crazies on the forum.

Really?? you started this post looking for crazies?? Well you will probably get what you are looking for!

 

[Rosebud]

If you mix STaBall with Retumbo you get what? UnStaBall!

 

[sp6x6]

No thats exactly what I do,right on the counter with my wifes Osterizer,lil pinch of coffee too

 

[MagnumManiac]

Your assumption about ammo factories blending different powder is actually incorrect.
They buy BULK powder, such as 759, this will come in in different lots that are outside of the parameters that canister powder is suited for.
They then blend these lots to get the desired ballistics.
Blended BULK powder is quite safe to blend, as the difference in burn rate is often not great enough to be a concern.

Cheers.

 

[asd9055]

If you mix STaBall with Retumbo you get what? UnStaBall!

If you are lucky you get Returball...most likely you get stumpy...
You could blend for example two different lots of RL 22, but not two different powders
My opinion anyways

 

[joseph singleton]

ACME the coyote does it ALL THE TIME....

 

[Chadp82]

 

[Longtine88]

Please don't do that!!

 

[cactus02]

Years ago someone posted here they mixed two very similar powders by accident. They were two very similar rate so he just ran some to test the mix. Blew up and locked up the bolt, rifle trashed as I remember.

 

[emp1953]

Anyone ever blend rifle powder? If so how did it go. I know ammunition manufacturers blend powders to achieve there needs and bullet speed for proprietary purposes.

Never heard of any manufacturing entity mixing different powders to achieve something new and unknown. They will receive many bulk canisters of the exact same powder that could very well be from different lots. They mix all those canisters of powder together to get one homogeneous mixture then put it back into the original canisters until needed. That way any differences from lot to lot are eliminated.

 

[CoachChris]

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