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    Old 03-20-2011, 06:42 PM
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    Originally Posted by Gm54-120
    I sure hope we don't have to "free base" it first. You would end up like Richard Pryor.

    That sure doesn't sound like a nitro based powder either. Oh well, its looking like i got more powder for the 4th this year. The white stuff sure sounds like it caramelized just like sugar will if you get it too hot.
    I am still going to hold out some hope that the white stuff does turn to a dust and accounts for the while powder that you get when shooting APP.

    I was pretty sure that it was not a nitro powder. I was just thinking they had refined their process to produce a better grade (higher pressure per grain) than the previous formulas.
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    Old 03-20-2011, 06:44 PM
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    At least one person has implied that it was and he got his info from a APP rep that said it was similar to IMR 3031.
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    Old 03-20-2011, 07:00 PM
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    You'll know what it is if it cleans up with water.
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    Old 03-20-2011, 07:06 PM
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    Originally Posted by Gm54-120
    At least one person has implied that it was and he got his info from a APP rep that said it was similar to IMR 3031.
    Ya, i forgot about those comparisons...
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    Old 03-20-2011, 07:36 PM
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    I really didn't think it had anything in common with IMR 3031 other than maybe weight/volume comparisons. There was always the chance though they found a way to add a small amount of a nitro type product to the existing formula.

    Then it still could clean up with water.
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    Old 03-20-2011, 07:41 PM
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    Originally Posted by Gm54-120
    I really didn't think it had anything in common with IMR 3031 other than maybe weight/volume comparisons. There was always the chance though they found a way to add a small amount of a nitro type product to the existing formula.

    Then it still could clean up with water.
    Yep it could and Sqezer said there were two different size powders in it.... I wonder if they did duplex it and if they did how would you ever keep it consistent??? so now I am thinking they would not do that for sure...
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    Old 03-21-2011, 06:24 AM
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    Mike if you separated the granule sizes with a screen and burned them if they have a different base they will smell different. It would not be the first time some one that was going into the red to far did some thing desperate.
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    Old 03-21-2011, 06:30 AM
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    when I separated the granulates it was hard to tell if they smelled different do to me having sinus infection, sorry.
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    Thank you for your efforts. I will proceed with caution based on the visual inspection. If it is some kind of duplex, it can be very dangerous a bit too fast.
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    Old 03-21-2011, 08:41 AM
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    Originally Posted by Gm54-120
    sqezer

    Thank you for your efforts. I will proceed with caution based on the visual inspection. If it is some kind of duplex, it can be very dangerous a bit too fast.
    OK... a little bad news that I have found... And this is not first hand information... There is a group if folks in Pennsylvania own/or work in a sporting goods store. They have had the 'Super Powder' for 3 months now and had been shooting and testing it in their ML's. They have declared it unsatisfactory for their applications and have returned to shooting T7.

    I still remain 'open' to trying it...
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