ORIGINAL: eldeguello
ORIGINAL: ww874
I just spend several hours very carefully making up some ammo. I made the first batch with 4064 then put the can away. This is a one pound can and it's new and full.(I combined what was left of the previous can of 4064 into it so it's right up to the top. Then I took out a container of H4350 and filled my powder dispenser using the funnel. I then realized I had some 4064 left in my tricklerso I took the can of 4064 out and took the funnel off my dispenser. Nothing fell out so I put the funnel into the can of 4064 and as i got ready to pour the remaining powder from my trickler into the can I realized there must have been a blockage in my funnel and it still had small amount ofH4350 in it.As I took the funnelout of the can a small amount of H4350 dropped out into the can of 4064. Question is my new can of 4064 contaminated or is it still usable? I estimate no more than 25 grains(probably less) fell into the can.
IMO, Big Country is correct. You can still use that can of IMR 4064. Since the H4350 is much slower, the only possible effect would be to drop the MV of your "4064" loads, and probably not even that.
IF the powder that contaminated the 4064 had been a faster one, such as IMR 3031 or faster, then I would trash the contaminated can. But chances are that very little 4350 got into the 4064, so I believe most of your can of 4064 will perform as it should....
Yes, we are cautioned never to mix powders. But I believe this caution wasmeant more for those who might be tempted to mix a littlerBullseye in with 2400 in a handgun load, in a misguided attempt to up the MV a little...
Hey eld, I have head rumors of folks firing off 500 nitros and such by adding some bullseye. I figured they were crazy. Ever heard that?