Hodgdon clays color

Hey all.
Had this pound of clays sitting unopened for a year. Opened it today to make up some 45 colt loads. The color suprised me, this is normal?
Kind of yellow/greenish and doesn't smell like ammonia but doesn't smell "normal"
Thanks

Thanks. Never used it before. Obviously boredom has set in.

Well I put 50 together, 250 rnfp over 5 grains of clays in mixed brass. Been a while since I loaded anything light without using trailboss. I'm getting down to no more cleaned brass to load so I figured instead of the trailboss I'd use clays, I've been told it's excellent for 45 colt so I got a pound last year because it was inexpensive and I knew I'd use it for something. I was going to make a ladder of rounds but I figured i'd just go right in the middle between maximum and minimum of standard charges and see how they do. Unusual powder that doesn't meter well through my dispenser so I just used a dipper onto my scale, not too much wasted time- since it was only 50.
Anyway, thanks for the knowledge guys! I feel like I can always count on the wisdom and experience of my internet shootin' buddies on THR.

Dudedog said:

Neat powder pics here
http://www.ilrc.ucf.edu/powders/sample_detail.php?powder_id=84

Select others with the drop down at the top.

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Excellent site. Thanks

Walkalong said:

Clays is good stuff, but fast, be careful and ease up on max.

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I show a max of 5.5 grains and a minimum of 4.9 grains, so I'm actually pretty low. That's standard 45 colt data, taken from Lyman 50th. I never load ruger/contender loads simply to prevent the hot stuff from finding the wrong gun by chance. These will be fired either from a blackhawk or a SRH so it's a mild load. Anything that I figure could harm an older gun goes in a case that just won't fit a classic. I've had good luck with this same (250 grain laser cast) over trailboss in a 454 casull case, I can squeak 1050 fps with that loading and it's a powder puff from such a heavy revolver.
When I left Tennessee in 2007 to move to Illinois , I had a good friend hold my pair of ubertis because Illinois requires a FOID card and I didn't know how long it would take so I really wanted to stay on the right side of the law. I haven't retrieved those guns but next time I visit my mom I'll pick them up. I'm not sure of the ubertis strength but don't want to test it either. I do have a case of magnumitis but don't feel the need to hotrod anything, I've got guns for that.

I'm going to play with clays a bit and see if there are some loads I like better than what I'm currently loading. I also have a pound of unique (never used it either but I know every bench should have some) too I'm planning to try out in a few configurations .

With this extra time on my hands I've caught up on so much loading that I have all I need in my standard go to loadings, so it's time to experiment some. I usually have so little time that I load what I know I like and repeat, it's nice to get to try out other powders that ive bought but just haven't had time to try (I have 2 daughters under the age of 3), I stay busy.
Thanks!