That's what I don't understand. I went two days with it in a closed gun case completely uncleaned with no rust. Is it because I am using Sabots and my system is completely dry (dry sabot in a dry barrel with no lube at all)? I remove all the oil I can after storage and never lube again until after the gun is clean. Fouling is very low with this system. I agree about bore butter, it traps the fouling, makes it wet, and doesn't prevent rust well. I had guns rust with it after being cleaned and having some bore butter applied to a clean barrel! For that reason, I am not going to used lubed conicals anymore. That lube wets the powder and then you really have a mess if you don't clean right away. As far as is tripple 7 as a BP sub, who cares? If you can shoot smokeless legally in a Savage MZ, I don't care how the powder is classified as long as it works.. I would shoot smokeless in my Thunderhawk if I could without blowing it up.. As long as my state doesn't ban it's use, I am going to use it. I just wish some magazine would do a corrosive study on tripple 7 so I could find out for sure. Certainly, I usually clean the day I fire, but it would be nice to know how long I really have. Also, the lack of sulfer smell with Tripple 7 makes it worth the money right there. As does the easy clean up. This stuff comes right out with a couple damp (with just water) patches. I shoot so little that a can of powder lasts me three years... besides I have a buddy with an FFL that will sell it to me almost at cost. $16 a can.....

Edited by - clearanceman on 09/30/2002 09:54:02