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As I sit here in the OC in the rain with nothing to do, I think perhaps I should make up a few hundred rounds or more on my as yet virgin Hornady L&L Ap. Since I intend not to shoot these in the near future I ponder the question, does loading ammo in the high humidity of a rain storm affect the longevity the ammo? After all the powder will be exposed to the humidity and this same humid air will be locked in to the cartridge. Your thoughts or possibly links to data on the subject. So is it Ok to load on a day like this?
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"Life is a long song" Jethro Tull -
I was thinking the same thing and then my pea brain pondered about static electricity. In the higher humidity, static will be just about nil, until a little lightnin is thrown into the mix.sigpicand as a check against tyranny." Judge Benitez - March 2019 -
Meh. I've loaded in bone dry conditions. I'm not concerned about static. I have to knock the clinging powder out of my auto disc whenever I'm finished with it.
Now... humidity & longevity...
My powder is stored in the plastic bottles in a cool dry place. I would think I'd be OK if I just took out a bit at a time & loaded it up. That way it would have minimum time to soak up moisture.
Another thing to watch is charge weight. Temp & Relative Humidity will affect how much powder weighs... or so the experts say."He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog.
You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart.
You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."
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I hope Ruger pays the extortion fees for the SR1911. I mean the gun is just as good if not better than a Les Baer.Originally posted by redcliffA Colt collector shooting Rugers is like Hugh Grant cheating on Elizabeth Hurley with a hooker.
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I am sure it does change things -- but not enough to make any measurable difference.
All powder has a certain moisture content to begin with. Outside humidity is not going to change it in the generally short time it is exposed while loading.
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Go for it. I've done it in both very humid conditions (Florida-like) and very dry conditions (Vegas/Arizona-like). No difference that I could detect."San Francisco Liberal With A Gun"
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You are good to go.Comment
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Once again Cowboy I could not have said it better.
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I reload in my basement in all weathers, even if there were a difference I wouldn't know. Maybe in 100% humidity the round may not last as long as WWI surplus but my rounds dont sit around that long anyway.Comment
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Store and reload where and when you want, I have noticed no difference and niether has the guy who taught me(he has done it for almost 35yrs)!
Unless you are realoading once every decade or so you will likely find the same!
Just store the powder in the original container and you are GTG!NRA MEMBERComment
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If the powder absorbed the moisture it would affect the burn rate, affecting fps, affecting LR accuracy. But this is almost a mute point.Comment
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There is not enough air/moisture in the case to have any actual effect -- probably not even measurable - mostly theory --Comment
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"San Francisco Liberal With A Gun"
F***ing with people's heads, one gun show at a time. Hallelujah!
http://www.sanfranciscoliberalwithagun.com (reloading info w/ videos)
http://www.liberalsguncorner.com (podcast)
http://www.youtube.com/sfliberal (YouTube channel)
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