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<blockquote data-quote="Ahall" data-source="post: 4347580" data-attributes="member: 49426"><p>Two hypotheses have been presented regarding why the powder changed volume.</p><p>Static electricity and moisture absorption.</p><p></p><p>However, knowing the cause won't tell us if it's a problem.</p><p>The real question is will the apparent volume change affect how the gun performs.</p><p>If you have access to a chronograph, you can shoot several charges and see if there is a measurable difference in velocity. </p><p></p><p>Same goes for accuracy - shoot fresh and stored charges and see if anything changes. </p><p>If the range is long enough and you use matched targets from a rest, you will know if your point of impact changes enough to matter. </p><p></p><p>If it's not broken, do not try to fix it.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If you just have to know what happened:</p><p>If its static electricity - dissipation of the charge should do the trick.</p><p>I would leave the vile in the bathroom while taking a long hot shower and see if anything changes.</p><p>If the moisture dissipates the charge, it should get smaller.</p><p></p><p>If its moisture absorption, weight will be the check there. </p><p>You will need to weigh a charge, and then expose it to humidify for a considerable time and reweigh it.</p><p>The trick will be a scale that is sensitive enough - so you need a powder scale.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ahall, post: 4347580, member: 49426"] Two hypotheses have been presented regarding why the powder changed volume. Static electricity and moisture absorption. However, knowing the cause won't tell us if it's a problem. The real question is will the apparent volume change affect how the gun performs. If you have access to a chronograph, you can shoot several charges and see if there is a measurable difference in velocity. Same goes for accuracy - shoot fresh and stored charges and see if anything changes. If the range is long enough and you use matched targets from a rest, you will know if your point of impact changes enough to matter. If it's not broken, do not try to fix it. If you just have to know what happened: If its static electricity - dissipation of the charge should do the trick. I would leave the vile in the bathroom while taking a long hot shower and see if anything changes. If the moisture dissipates the charge, it should get smaller. If its moisture absorption, weight will be the check there. You will need to weigh a charge, and then expose it to humidify for a considerable time and reweigh it. The trick will be a scale that is sensitive enough - so you need a powder scale. [/QUOTE]
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