storage of powder in pistol

[Zonie]

Snake-eyes 1000:As far as I am concerned, there is no need to apologize.
Although you were talking about a mega-whomper single shot(in-line)pistol, the subject matter is not really out of place here and the discussions have been enlightening.

As you can tell from some of the responces, those dad blamed newfangled "container" kinda guns even found their way into the comments and no ones balking.

Don't worry about it.

 

[shmrck1]

Zonie,
thanks, the ? does seemed to have brought up a subject
i was not prepared for!!!!!!!!!!!
again thanks for the backup
snake-eyes /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[Doc Will]

Hey all,
Well I thought I would chime in on this one. I think there has been enough said about the home defense issue. So I will go to the powder issue. I left a .54 cal hunting rifle loaded for 1 year and it went off with no problem. I had loaded opening morning for deer season and finally discharged the weapon the following season. It was loaded with a .535 ball over 18 thousands pillow ticking patch, lubed with T/C Bore Butter, and 80 grains of Goex 2F. The lubed patch did not comtaminate the powder to the point of the gun not going off, on the contrary it touched right off. I do think there was some powder contamination to the point that it did lose some velocity. Just my experience with a gun loaded for an extended period of time with black powder.
Doc Will
Keep Yer Powder Dry

 

[shmrck1]

Doc Will
that preaty much answers my ??
thanks
snake-eyes eace: