Ancient IMR-3031 safe to use?

[splithoof]

Thank you for all that ^^^. That explains all I ever read about powder decay in the last 30 years.

 

[gab909]

Just loaded up some IMR 4895 in the same type of can and it gave me a dime size group with Barnes Bullets in a 30-06. Totally happy, and the total cost of a box of Barnes 30-06 130gr Hunting bullets is 14.40 cents instead of a 50 dollar bill. Hell yeah Oh it was at a 100yds, so nothing to get excited about, but it may kill a deer. Dropped off the gun with my buddy to polish the trigger and drop it to 3.5 lbs and put a nice kickeez on it, and the wife will be ready for that 4X4 we saw. No need to get closer than 200 yards now.

 

[The Grand Baboon]

Slamfire,

That deserves a sticky. As a sophomore biochemistry student, your post makes 100% sense.

Thank you

 

[Slamfire]

Slamfire,

That deserves a sticky. As a sophomore biochemistry student, your post makes 100% sense.

Thank you

Thanks, but not a sticky yet. It might be at 90%, but I think there are some more things I will stumble across. I keep on learning in this field, just found the Propellant Management Guide and the five inch rule before I went to Camp Perry for the Nationals.

I have some big gaps: I don't have good facts on primers, heard they last longer than powders, but don't have good data.

The Navy expert is hard to contact but has helped me greatly in clarifying and getting things consistent. Does not mean I have everything straight, but it is better than a couple of months ago.