Aguila Blanca
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I assume the reason all smokeless powder comes in black containers is to block light, so I guess light contributes to the degradation of the powder. Is that the UV component of light, or all light?
More to the point -- a friend and I are experimenting with loading .22LR (as I have mentioned in another post). While he's away on vacation, I plan to load a few sample rounds with two types of bullets and a few test load charges. When he gets back, we'll shoot them through his chronograph and tabulate the results.
I only have Winchester 231. He uses a different powder for pistol, but I don't recall which one. If we dump a small quantity of his pistol powder into a clear red prescription container from CVS, will that be enough protection for the brief period of time before the powder gets used?
More to the point -- a friend and I are experimenting with loading .22LR (as I have mentioned in another post). While he's away on vacation, I plan to load a few sample rounds with two types of bullets and a few test load charges. When he gets back, we'll shoot them through his chronograph and tabulate the results.
I only have Winchester 231. He uses a different powder for pistol, but I don't recall which one. If we dump a small quantity of his pistol powder into a clear red prescription container from CVS, will that be enough protection for the brief period of time before the powder gets used?