WWII surplus 4831 seems to be reaching the end of life
About 2 years ago I had about 30 pounds of surplus 4831 start doing the same thing. The outgassing corroded a number of things and turned 4 550 round bulk packs of 22 ammo to goo. The out gas seems to contain nitric acid and is extremely corrosive. Shortly after that I was helping a friend organize her late husbands reloading room and found that he had about a dozen one pound paper bags of surplus 4831 (Yes, Hogdon did package it in paper bags for a while..) that was going bad. So on multiple fronts it looks like the life ow WWII surplus 4831, even when properly stored, is at an end. If anyone has any in their powder supply, it deserves a close look.....
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John K,
2014-04-16, 21:40
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- "Old powder surprise" sounds like... - Hoot, 2014-04-17, 05:46
- Old powder surprise - Cherokee, 2014-04-17, 07:10
- Have never seen one that bad... -
Brian A,
2014-04-17, 08:09
- Update. - John K., 2014-04-17, 12:14
- WWII surplus 4831 seems to be reaching the end of life -
JD,
2014-04-17, 15:09
- WWII surplus 4831 seems to be reaching the end of life - John K., 2014-04-17, 19:23