Oh boy, I am beginning to think that we need to add "PLAUSIBLE" to our BUSTED/CONFIRMED conclusions. So, here's an update:
MYTH #1A - Shooting residue in barrel will wear steel barrels -
CONFIRMED: Shooting residue (carbon, ash, grit, etc.) may get harder than regular steel barrel surface and scratch/wear if left in the barrel.
MYTH #1B - Shooting residue in barrel may wear surface hardened barrels (Glock Tennifer/M&P Melonite).
MYTH #2 - When scrubbing leading out of barrels, you should only use copper scrubbing pad material, not copper plated steel/stainless steel.
MYTH #3 - WD40 will remove bluing on metal -
BUSTED: Per WD-40 company.
MYTH #4 - Glock/M&P barrels are coated with Tennifer/Melonite -
BUSTED: They are surface hardening treatments not finish coating.
MYTH #5 - 5.56 Military brass has less case capacity than Commercial 223 brass.
MYTH #6 - Reduced OAL on bottle neck rifle rounds will increase pressure.
MYTH #7 - The people who reply to your post really care about your problem, issue, opinion -
PLAUSIBLE? I have seen both sides of posts.
MYTH #8 - To achieve top velocity you use a faster burning propellant for short barrels and slower for long
MYTH #9 - Using Lee Powder Dippers results is inaccurate and dangerous ammo.
MYTH #10 - WD 40 is a great cleaner
MYTH #11 - Crimped ammunition is more consistent (started by a certain die manufacturer) -
PLAUSIBLE or
CONFIRMED? Voting open.
MYTH #12 - If you store smokeless powder (15lb. or less) in approved containers in your garage or in a closet, it is likely to explode if the garage or house catches on fire -
PLAUSIBLE? Or should we better qualify by adding "won't cause a big/severe explosion"?
MYTH #13 - A hand loader should never use a powder charge greater than the maximum shown in the reloading manual or in the reloading data produced by the powder manufacturer -
CONFIRMED for THR mods
MYTH #14 - A careful handloader can usually produce ammo that shoots with more precision (smaller groups) than factory ammo -
CONFIRMED - I know Black Hill's ammo shoots well, but aren't blue boxes reloads?
MYTH #15 - Some ranchers, traditional healers, and alternative medicine healers use WD40 to relieve joint pain and stiffness by spraying it directly on their knees, elbows, shoulders, wrists, or other joints. <I don't know about this ... anyone tried WD40 on your joints?>
MYTH #16 - For reloads shot in the same bolt rifle, neck sizing only, produces superior ammunition (velocity SD, accuracy and precision) compared to full-length sizing.
MYTH #17 - All is forgiven if new cases are used because there is enough stretch in a new case to prevent incipient case head separation.
MYTH #18 - Static electricity from a vacuum cleaner can set off powder/Using a vacuum cleaner to clean up spilled powder is dangerous -
PLAUSIBLE? Or should we better qualify by adding "with some powders"?
MYTH #19 - If you use powder that fills less then half the case the blast of the primer can blow the powder up against the bottom of the bullet causing the pressure to be forced back into the case forcing the bolt back causing a KABOOM -
PLAUSIBLE? Or should we better qualify by adding "with some powders"?
MYTH #20 - People on Gun forums on the internet know more about reloading, and what loads are safe than, Lyman, Speer, Hornady, Or Ruger -
PLAUSIBLE? I hear THR mods debating ...