Well, I'll take Bob's word over some random internet poster, every time. Using Lil' Gun in MY revolvers, I personally experienced more forcing cone erosion than with H110/W296, along with the extreme heat created. I wasn't that worried about my guns melting down, only about burning my hands while trying to shoot them. Yes, the guns got that hot. That in itself was enough for me to quit using the powder, even before I saw anything from Bob Baker. For clarification, I never shot light for caliber bullets. I also shoot very little in any, of my handloads at max pressure/velocities. Again, I load for accuracy. While the amount of increased erosion was slight, it was noticeably more, and because I shoot my revolvers a lot, it adds up. For someone who never shoots more than a mag/cylinder full, or two at a time, the extreme heat is probably not an issue. For platforms other than revolvers, the amount of flame cutting is probably no more than with other powders. But what happens with hot gases and burning particulates at the forcing cone is another thing. Again, if Lil' Gun lived up to all the hype it received when handloaders first started t use in in magnum revolvers, then maybe the small risk to my revolvers would be a wash. But as I said before, the performance and the accuracy just wasn't there. Add the extreme heat and the inability to comfortably shoot a firearm for more than 20 rounds and there is no legitimate reason for me to use it....period. I doubt very much if all the hub-dub about Lil' Gun and it's risks to revolvers is because of Bob Baker. The amount of threads on the various gun/handloading forums is evidence that many others think there is something going on.
Do you actually shoot revolvers? Do you use Lil' Gun in them if you do? Because your entire presentation comes across more as simply being butt hurt with the manufacturer. As I said before, what others use in their firearms is perfectly fine with me. But I have no reason to use Lil' Gun in any of my revolvers, even if it was given to me. You sir, are free to do things differently, that's your right. So are others that are happy with Lil' Gun. Reason why so many different powders are out there is because everyone has a different favorite flavor. We are lucky to have the varieties available to us to be able to pick "favorites".