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Bullets + Heat = ???
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Cougar Allen
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No, it's fine. Smokeless powder does deteriorate eventually, and heat accelerates that, but it'll still last for years. You'll shoot it up and replace it long before. Oil can take much higher temperature than you'll find inside a car, too. Inside the engine is another matter; engine oil has to be formulated to resist heat, but that's at a much higher temperature.
The Tourist
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Depends on the load. If you have cast reloads, NEVER store them in the car! The bullet lube will melt into the powder.
If you have factory loads, rotate them every once in a while. A friend of mine had a box of factory loads in a motorcycle saddle bag and kept them there for a long time. The bumpy ride over several months broke down the factory gun powder into smaller flakes, making it a higher pressure load. He had REALLY flat primers when he touched a few of them off.
If you have factory loads, rotate them every once in a while. A friend of mine had a box of factory loads in a motorcycle saddle bag and kept them there for a long time. The bumpy ride over several months broke down the factory gun powder into smaller flakes, making it a higher pressure load. He had REALLY flat primers when he touched a few of them off.
Cougar Allen
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I always wipe the lube off the base of the bullet before loading, and I've never had a problem with contamination.
The Tourist
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Yes, Cougar, I also wipe the bases of my cast bullets when handloading, and the bases of my .45 round noses are flat. However, I never carry them in the car until I'm on my way to the range. (I only use the reloads for practice; I use factory loads for defense.)
The reason I do this is because of one incident at the range. I took some recent vintage reloads to the range in Country Crock butter dishes on a very hot summer day. My friend and I took turns shooting and as I reached in the tub for more ammo, I noticed that the noses and some cases were 'slippery,' like the whole bucket had been dusted with WD-40. We had no misfires or stoppages.
Since the reloads had only been in the truck for transport and a few minutes at the range, I didn't think that prolonged storage was a good idea. I also know that lube, even commercial lube, is primarily an oil base and parafin. In the old days when we used to make our own lube we used a 50/50 mixture of vaseline and bee's wax.
To be fair, I have never contaminated a teaspoon of gunpowder and lube to see if it burned hotter or created a dud. I do believe that any accidental tampering with a load with melted lube is probably not a good idea. Even if the load only misfired it would be a hassle to pound a bullet out of a barrel.
The reason I do this is because of one incident at the range. I took some recent vintage reloads to the range in Country Crock butter dishes on a very hot summer day. My friend and I took turns shooting and as I reached in the tub for more ammo, I noticed that the noses and some cases were 'slippery,' like the whole bucket had been dusted with WD-40. We had no misfires or stoppages.
Since the reloads had only been in the truck for transport and a few minutes at the range, I didn't think that prolonged storage was a good idea. I also know that lube, even commercial lube, is primarily an oil base and parafin. In the old days when we used to make our own lube we used a 50/50 mixture of vaseline and bee's wax.
To be fair, I have never contaminated a teaspoon of gunpowder and lube to see if it burned hotter or created a dud. I do believe that any accidental tampering with a load with melted lube is probably not a good idea. Even if the load only misfired it would be a hassle to pound a bullet out of a barrel.