Re: OT: Handloading question


"Wes" <clutch@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Ed Huntress" <huntres23@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I looked around a few years ago and the fabric stores I asked had never
heard of it. Even now, on the Web, I see that there are only a couple of
retail sources -- unless you buy a designer pillow and gut it. <g>

Thanks for that link, Wes. At $40, it looks like a ten-lifetime supply,
but
at least there's a source.

Finding some old life vests at yard sales is starting to look good. Uncle
read about using flax or hemp fibers wrapped around a tow hook as the way
the old timers cleaned their muzzleloaders. So I bought a kilo of the
stuff
(hemp) and gave him half. Well, it didn't work all that great for
cleaning
but now I have an idea what to do with my half.

http://www.hemptraders.com/product_info.php?cPath=27&products_id=69

This is a picture of what the degummed product looks like:

http://wess.freeshell.org/usenet/rec.crafts.metalworking/HempFiber.JPG


Wes

Well, I don't know about those other fibers. The degummed hemp in the photo
looks promising but...'dunno. Kapok compresses well and it doesn't soak up
moisture. I'd see if there's any info on using other fibers as fillers.

FWIW, spun polyester (Dacron Fiberfill -- pillow stuffing) probably is the
most commonly used stuff for this application today. I've had problems with
it leaving a coating near the case mouth and also some glop on the front of
a revolver cylinder. It comes off the gun with a bronze bristle brush but
I've had to use steel wool on the inside of the case mouths, so I don't use
it anymore.

Also, watch out for that secondary-ignition effect that Don mentioned. I'd
forgotten about that, but it means you want to use a powder that's been
well-tried for this application. People tend to think that light loads are
automatically safe, but it's not true. A lot of empty space in a cartridge
case, with some powders (it seems to be slower-burning types that are the
problem), can produce surprising effects.

--
Ed Huntress


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