[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Bad Powder? - VV 3N37

Posted: 6/13/2008 5:10:11 PM EDT

I know this has been brought up before, but search didn't find it.

I remember reading here that old/bad powder has a characteristic smell. I don't remember the description.

I just opened a container of 3N37 and it has a strong odor. My wife says it smells like a doctor's office (alchohol). It reminds me more of a solvent, maybe a bit like acetone.

Does VV 3N37 normally have a strong odor?

What does bad powder typically smell like?

Thanks.

Posted: 6/13/2008 5:32:44 PM EDT

[#1]

Having never bought VV Powder..........contact the mfn see what they say.

www.vihtavuori-lapua.com/

Aloha, Mark

Posted: 6/13/2008 5:42:08 PM EDT

[#2]

If I haven't figured this out by Monday that's what I'll do.

I was all ready to start loading and am impatient

so I thought I'd ask here..

Posted: 6/13/2008 6:23:53 PM EDT

[#3]

An acetone or alcohol smell is normal.

Posted: 6/13/2008 6:31:01 PM EDT

[#4]

HOW TO CHECK SMOKELESS POWDER
FOR DETERIORATION
Although modern smokeless powders are basically free from deterioration under proper storage conditions, safe practices require a recognition of the signs of deterioration and its possible effects.

Powder deterioration can be checked by opening the cap on the container and smelling the contents. Powder undergoing deterioration has an irritating acrid odor. (Don't confuse this with common solvent odors such as alcohol, ether and acetone.)

Check to make certain that the powder is not exposed to extreme heat as this may cause deterioration. Such exposure produces an acidity which accelerates further reaction and has been known, because of heat generated by the reaction, to cause spontaneous combustion.

Never salvage powder from old cartridges and do not attempt to blend salvaged powder with new powder. Don't accumulate old powder stocks.

The best way to dispose of deteriorated smokeless powder is to burn it out in the open at an isolated location in small shallow piles (not over 1" deep). The quantity burned in any one pile should never exceed one pound. Use an ignition train of slow burning combustible material so that the person may retreat to a safe distance before powder is ignited.

www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/lobby/1221/saami_pw.htm

Aloha, Mark

Posted: 6/13/2008 6:48:47 PM EDT

[#5]

Thanks guys!!

It didn't even occur to me to search beyond this site, this is my source for reloading wisdom.

Now I'm off to load...

Posted: 6/13/2008 6:56:04 PM EDT

[#6]

AMMONIA type smell......can't figure why that stuck in my mind. But, I would figure, it would have a lot to do with what chemicals was used to produce the powder in the first place.

Aloha, Mark

Posted: 6/14/2008 3:36:03 AM EDT

[#7]

N340 has that same solvent smell.

Posted: 6/14/2008 4:38:44 AM EDT

[#8]

That smell is normal.

Posted: 6/15/2008 12:59:46 AM EDT

[#9]

so what would happen if you do shoot it? Sub par performance, or erratic burn rate? Just wondering, I don't promote unsafe stuff.

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