MartinBrody
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I was shooting 44 Mag using a 240gr SWC (GC) & 8 gr Unique with no wind at an outdoor range. After each shot I was standing in a cloud of smoke that smelled like burning tires for 10 seconds.
Is this the bullet lube (blue waxy stuff) or the powder? I also shot some with 7gr of Unique that smoked a little less but couldn't tell if that was because there was less powder burning or the bullet was moving slower not burning up the lube as much.
I really like Unique b/c I can use it for 44 Mag, 44 Spcl, 38 Spcl & 357 Mag. Maybe I just can't shoot it on a calm day. I noticed the smoke last time I was using this load but it blew away from me so quickly I wasn't affected.
Is this the bullet lube (blue waxy stuff) or the powder? I also shot some with 7gr of Unique that smoked a little less but couldn't tell if that was because there was less powder burning or the bullet was moving slower not burning up the lube as much.
I really like Unique b/c I can use it for 44 Mag, 44 Spcl, 38 Spcl & 357 Mag. Maybe I just can't shoot it on a calm day. I noticed the smoke last time I was using this load but it blew away from me so quickly I wasn't affected.