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Day 5 still not a drastic change from yesterday. It has to be something to do with the steel being used in the test.. I really would have figured to see some serious rust by now. I might have to look and see if I can find some barrel grade steel.

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Cayugad,

I just wanted to say, that my hat is off to you for doing this experiment and sharing it on here with us.

You're a good man!

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Day 6 - #6 & #7 are showing signs of orange tint under them. Checking my list I see they are Pyrodex RS & Pyrodex P. The other colors all look about the same.

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Day #7 and the pyrodex is getitng a nice color to it, but so far there seems to actual metal damage to it. The other samples are doing fine. The real surprise is the black powders. The way people talked about them, you were almost worried about just shooting the stuff in the morning and then not getting home in time to clean the rifle.. Myth busted there..

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We need a myth busters just for guns and hunting gear! Anybody want to start a show?

We need to work on a sponsor list. lol.

Tom

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So what are they like now? This is a very interesting test, very informative.

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some of the black powder is turning a shine under the grains, and the Pyrodex is just getting more red, but the other powders have not changed. I was kind of surprised by this test to be honest. I thought for sure there would be rust all over that blade by now.

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Looking forward to your final results!

(Could it be that some remnant of the SHEATH is in the pores of the metal and still providing some degree of protection to the blade despite your having cleaned the metal off with alcohol?)

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That is possible, butI was very careful about wiping the blade off real well... I personally think it has something to do with the kind of steel the blade is made of. I really expected much more activity with the powders by now..

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judge for yourself... still color showing in the Pyrodex Samples. But look close at #10 & #11 which are APP 3f and Black Mag 3. Do they look like they are starting to show, or is the photo just playing tricks? They do not look all that different to the eye...