Help Please: Possible Damp Powder Situation

[Bush Pilot]

Shoot them, you shouldn't have any problems.

 

[witchhunter]

I'm in the be careful, but "try em and see camp". Please post results of you do. This forum is all about knowledge. we could all use some more of it.

 

[RussellC]

Try it. If the first one doesnt fire, just make certain its a squib and you should be fine.

 

[notaglockfanboy]

As Walkalong suggested, I would shoot a few and see what happens. I actually did the same thing with some 38spcl rounds I loaded for a revolver of my wifes. They all fired fine and it was a lesson learned. It is really humid down here in Western Kentucky most of the time and it can happen easily if components are brought from one extreme to the other, but I have never had a problem with any misfires or squibs because of it. Hope this helps and hope they all fire, I hate to waste good powder and primers.

 

[joem1945]

If you have to pull the bullets buy the Hornady Cam Loc bullet puller. it's fast and doesn't make a mess with spliied powder. I've pulled thousands of bullets for salvage. I can maybe pull 10 bullets while a person with the hammer puller pulls 1.

 

[Potatohead]

I pulled 50 380s the other night with a hammer style puller. Never again..that sucked real bad..

Wife and kids were quite irritated at all the racket too.
I'd sure try to shoot em first.

 

[FROGO207]

I had some reloaded 40 S&W ammo that had been left in a plastic container that had filled with rainwater. Found it about a week later.:banghead: Just for fun I loaded half a dozen into the 40 and they all went bang as they should. Let the other 75 dry out a week and shot them at the range. All shot OK. You should have no problems with a bit of moisture from condensation.

 

[TenDriver]

I pulled 50 380s the other night with a hammer style puller. Never again..that sucked real bad..

Wife and kids were quite irritated at all the racket too.
I'd sure try to shoot em first.

Holler at me next time. I have a collet puller.

 

[Potatohead]

Will do, thanks!

(although Im hoping for no "next time")

 

[Rule3]

I pulled 50 380s the other night with a hammer style puller. Never again..that sucked real bad..

Wife and kids were quite irritated at all the racket too.
I'd sure try to shoot em first.

What a "Spud" As I mentioned in another thread try over 100 -357 heavy roll crimped lead in 357 Those little guys should pop right out.

It's all in the proper motion and surface you are hitting on.

 

[quartermaster]

Wondering what happened? Did you shoot them yet?

 

[reddog81]

Wouldn't this scenario exist every time you reload a bullet in a relatively hot/humid environment and then move the bullets to a cooler environment?

All air has some moisture in it.

If I reload 100 bullets in my 70 degree, 50% relative humidity basement and then walk outside where the temp is 20 degrees I imagine condensation would occur inside the round.

There would be many variables to consider, but this doesn't ever seem to be a problem.