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    2400 powder appearance

    Does 2400 powder have the look of tiny flat disks of powder grains?
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    This powder has apparently been reformulated at least 3 times since it was first made in the 1930's. I'm still working with a large batch manufactured by Hercules. It appears to me to be shaped like very small balled up sheets of paper.

    There may have been a change in appearance when Alliant started making it.

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    My downstairs can of Alliant 2400 (Manuf'd Aug`05/Lot 733) has the look of almost being fine ball powder -- except close examination reveals the "balls" to actually be roughly spherical irregular granules.

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    Small disks, some stuck together.


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    Parashooter is right. When I got the camera out, the "roughly spherical" granules turned out to be more like itsy-bitsy pepperoni slices....

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    Thanks guys, that is what I have. The son of a deceased reloader gave me a can of 2400 that was his dad's but it had been opened. I wanted to make sure that it hadn't been filled with something else. I guess my eyes are better than I thought since I could make out the little disks of powder grains in the bright light!

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    you still shooting at A Place To Shoot? don't know if you remember me i bought a bunch of 30/06 mil cases from you about 5 or 6 years ago. you had them in that plastic detergent container. i usually shoot there on friday's(senior cit day) when i'm not working. haven't been there for a couple of weeks but will probably be there this friday. need to wring out my rolling block...
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    Hi Rick

    You're in the movie biz right? I still shoot there but only on the weekends. Funny how fast time flies, I remember the cases but not the container! Maybe I'll see you sometime at the range.

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    Be careful with visual identification. 2400 and Bullseye appear very similar. There are differences, but not easy to see.


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