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To: NavyShoe

Nothing quite reliable as 80 year old ammunition. Those old compounds sometimes decompose, leaching nitroglycerin. The propellant becomes slower, not faster. That is a recipe for exploding breaches.

Twenty years ago I purchased some WWII German ball ammo for my 8mm Mauser. It was really hot. I pulled the pullets and put new powder in the casings. Those were something I survived.

Scale it up to a 5 inch gun. Wowser!

85 posted on 03/05/2023 4:14:27 PM PST by GingisK

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To: GingisK

Twenty years ago I purchased some WWII German ball ammo for my 8mm Mauser. It was really hot. I pulled the pullets and put new powder in the casings.

8mm chickens ... loose rounds?

86 posted on 03/05/2023 4:48:15 PM PST by BlueLancer (Orchides Forum Trahite - Cordes Et Mentes Veniant)

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