Hodgden powder problem ?

[deadidarren]

Is anybody else seeing this with Hodgden varget and H4350 in lot# starting with 7
As you know these are made in Australia just wondering if you have the same batch numbers as us picture of those two cases is 223 Remington grass just 4 hours after firing with varget I am getting the same with H4350 in my 260 but it takes at least 24 hours to present in the case and neck .

 

[Lefty Trigger]

Looks like moisture in the air is reacting with the deposits left over. I've seen that in cases found lying outside for weeks but in 24 hours, that's not good.

 

[deadidarren]

Yes I agree now I have been using these powders for more than 35 years closer to 40 never seen it before and the other day I also shot some of my old hodgdon stash lot number starts with a 5 and no problems left those cases sitting on the bench too. those 223 cases were shot brought them home 4 hours later that's what it look like

 

[Dave M.]

Is anybody else seeing this with Hodgson varget and H4350 in lot# starting with 7
As you know these are made in Australia just wondering if you have the same batch numbers as us picture of those two cases is 223 Remington grass just 4 hours after firing with varget I am getting the same with H4350 in my 260 but it takes at least 24 hours to present in the case and neck .
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Did it rain and moisture got inside the cases?

 

[fkimble@charter.net]

Where the cases wet tumbled with steel media? Got all the powder coating off so moisture can get to the case easier? Do they look that way inside the case or just the necks?

Frank

 

[deadidarren]

I don't think this is a case problem even shows up in the muzzle of my firearm two days later the reason why now I clean whenever I get home as you can see from the pick most of it has rubbed off just a slip of the finger will rub this stuff off whatever it is it's weird .
For want of a better description it seems like oxidized powder residue

 

[SKWERLZ]

I see it often here in the soggy at times PNW

Not just H4350 either, N570 and R26 as well.

 

[rjtfroggy]

Last time I shot my 6br 2 days later the necks looked oxidized like that. But I was using an IMR powder.

 

[The boogalorian]

You have bad powder. Send me all of your varget and h4350 and I will dispose of it for you. Your welcome.

 

[Perk]

The inside of my break had that look before I cleaned it. Perk

 

[deadidarren]

The inside of my break had that look before I cleaned it. Perk

These rifles get used 3 or 4 times a week so I only clean them when they need it .
Been using these powders for so long I have never seen this problem before

 

[drop_point]

I live in SwampEast Missouri where its very humid. We see that here all the time. It gets especially bad on muzzle devices.

 

[46and2]

I see it often here in the soggy at times PNW

Not just H4350 either, N570 and R26 as well.

Just a thought.
Rl26 and n570 both have anti- copper additives that might migrate the gassed copper towards the muzzle...however I'm sure Hodgdon powder do not have it.

 

[STS]

These rifles get used 3 or 4 times a week so I only clean them when they need it .
Been using these powders for so long I have never seen this problem before

^^^^^ That one needs it.

 

[Tesoro]

These rifles get used 3 or 4 times a week so I only clean them when they need it .
Been using these powders for so long I have never seen this problem before

Climate change?!

 

[deadidarren]

Climate change?!

S*** you must be Australian they blame everything on that crap in this country

 

[deadidarren]

^^^^^ That one needs it.

And it was that night .

 

[Tesoro]

S*** you must be Australian they blame everything on that crap in this country

The aussies just copied the yanks. I think we invented it.

 

[deadidarren]

First it was Global cooling that was debunked then it was global warming that was debunked so now they just call it climate change .
what they call climate change today years ago we called seasons

 

[Twicepop]

First it was Global cooling that was debunked then it was global warming that was debunked so now they just call it climate change .
what they call climate change today years ago we called seasons

Change of seasons doesn't make any money for Al Gore or John Kerry.