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Has any one ever tried to keep there ammo cool, or cold during target sesions?
Is it more stable?
Does it respond like other fuels?

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Posts: 297 | Location: Stevensville MT. | Registered: 21 May 2002Reply With Quote
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Smokeless powders respond to temperature changes. Hotter makes it burn faster, cooler makes it burn slower. But I have never tried cooling them, just make sure you don't cool them so much that they gathers condensation on the cartridge.
 
Posts: 638 | Location: O Canada! | Registered: 21 December 2001Reply With Quote
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Temperature is one more variable you want to eliminate or control.

Any time I'm at the bench, I keep track of the temp. in my load data books. I wouldn't cool the ammo. But I'd try to shoot it at the same temp all the time.
 
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Specifically, keep track of barrel temperature. It is more important than some people give it credit for being. For some of my work, I tape a thermocouple on the barrel, and watch the temperature, not my watch to time my shots.
 
Posts: 2281 | Location: Layton, UT USA | Registered: 09 February 2001Reply With Quote
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No matter what the ambient air temp, I always try to keep it in a shaded spot while I am shooting at the bench or blasting ground squirrels.
 
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