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BillCA · May 5, 2007, 02:40 PM

Lesse, uncrimped rounds, sitting in a case with an over-oiled gun (oil leaks out of mating surfaces) for four months. If the case was subjected to warm temperatures the vapors from the oil might have found their way into the cartridges, but I wouldn't expect the powder to be "clumpy".

Something is amiss here. Whether it's your reloading environment (humid?), brass cleaning procedure, or how you stored the ammo (in a case with an oily rifle), you need to identify the root cause of the problem and eliminate it.

I'd suggest loading up another 20 rounds, uncrimped, and storing them differently for a month or two. Disassemble and inspect to compare. Two rounds in the case with the rifle, two in magazines not with the rifle, two in your safe, two left on your reloading bench (open air) and two in sealed container (control).

May 5, 2007, 02:40 PM	#5
BillCA Senior Member Join Date: November 28, 2004 Location: Silicon Valley, Ca Posts: 7,117	Lesse, uncrimped rounds, sitting in a case with an over-oiled gun (oil leaks out of mating surfaces) for four months. If the case was subjected to warm temperatures the vapors from the oil might have found their way into the cartridges, but I wouldn't expect the powder to be "clumpy". Something is amiss here. Whether it's your reloading environment (humid?), brass cleaning procedure, or how you stored the ammo (in a case with an oily rifle), you need to identify the root cause of the problem and eliminate it. I'd suggest loading up another 20 rounds, uncrimped, and storing them differently for a month or two. Disassemble and inspect to compare. Two rounds in the case with the rifle, two in magazines not with the rifle, two in your safe, two left on your reloading bench (open air) and two in sealed container (control). __________________ BillCA in CA (Unfortunately)