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Do you think I can reuse the powder if I use the exact same amount in my reload?
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If the powder was consistantly the same in each cartridge, looks the same, has roughly the same charge weight, and you had a few hundred round of ammo to make it worthwhile I would reuse it. Take the average charge weight, reduce it by 10% and work up a load that shoots well, but I wouldn't exceed the original charge wt and would use the same bullets. I've done this alot with 8x57 surplus ammo and have made some ammo with pretty decent accuracy out of what others would consider junk ammo. In your case,with the number of rounds you are looking at and
especially the fact that you are seeing different types of powder, it would be neither worthwhile or safe to do.
If you end up popping of the primer in a rifle, make sure you clean your barrel with water immediately afterward followed by a regular solvent like hoppes No. 9, a lot of the korean surpus ammo has corrosive primers.