cheesebigot
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Thanks all for the helpful hints. I played it safe and bought a puller and spent the last two weeks pulling around 500 rounds. My wife is glad I'm finally done (impact puller).
While separating components, I couldn't help but notice that two types of powder emerged. I must have mixed in some commercial ammo with my reloads (ugh, I know, I'm bad). The commercial rounds, from the boxes I found in my recycling stash, indicate that the commercial rounds are remanufactured Freedom Munitions. The bullets are the same considering I only used Xtreme's plated (which is what is loaded in FM's 165 RNFP load).
Is there a way to tell what powder they used based on physical characteristics of the powder? I can identify the Power Pistol easily enough - and while I'm confessing having made some poor choices, I did NOT consolidate any powders or combine with their original containers - I'm mystified by this flaky, silvery powder that is not Power Pistol. It almost looks like a slightly larger Bullseye flake, but silver.
Any guesses?
While separating components, I couldn't help but notice that two types of powder emerged. I must have mixed in some commercial ammo with my reloads (ugh, I know, I'm bad). The commercial rounds, from the boxes I found in my recycling stash, indicate that the commercial rounds are remanufactured Freedom Munitions. The bullets are the same considering I only used Xtreme's plated (which is what is loaded in FM's 165 RNFP load).
Is there a way to tell what powder they used based on physical characteristics of the powder? I can identify the Power Pistol easily enough - and while I'm confessing having made some poor choices, I did NOT consolidate any powders or combine with their original containers - I'm mystified by this flaky, silvery powder that is not Power Pistol. It almost looks like a slightly larger Bullseye flake, but silver.
Any guesses?