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Bargain Powder Hazards

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Marshall
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Excellent!

Intentional missleading/sabotage...may want to invest in one of the remote car starters if the gunshow seller decides to run a gas station. Ignorant greed or intentional destructive planning?
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Looking closer at the pictures, that Mauser did a good job of not blowing the bolt back through his head.

This is a very serious matter as it comes under the area of MURDER or attempted MURDER ! Was the ATF informed of this along with turning over the unopened can of powder to them ? This also could have been done by someone at the factory ! I have seen Mausers let loose but not like this with everything sheared off ! Your friend much have someone upstairs who still likes him ! They can track down this nut as there are many times pictures taken at Gunshows ! Sometimes by the ATF ! JAGG

I know that local authorities were informed of the issue, but really don't know how much further any investigation has gone beyond that point. Sorry, I just can't comment there.

It indeed would come under such classifications as you describe should someone be seriously injured or killed. And yes, it is a VERY serious matter, not to be taken light-heartedly.

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Marshall
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Interesting article and pictures.

Anybody have any comments about the powders from Barlett Powders?

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Michael

Yup - Don't know how many gun shows and gun club sales I've been to and someone has partially used cannisters of powder or supposedly "unopened" cannisters for sale.

Will pass them by in every circumstance. Only bulk powder recently purchased was from the widow of one of our recently departed club members who loaded only 30-30 ammo for his M94 Win. She still had an almost full 8 lb caddy of IMR 3031 Fred had been using. She would have given it away just to get it out of the house, but being Fred's, I wasn't afraid of it and purchased it. Otherwise, my powder and primers come from dealers.

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"Keep Off The Ridgeline!"

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Marshall,
Was that powder from the Spokane gun show, or one here in Idaho? I've never bought powder from any source other than a dealer, but it's a bit scary.

I wouldn't mind seeing powder canisters use the kind of lids put on milk cartons, where a ring separates from the main lid when opened. I'd think that would be harder to fake/tamper with.

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IDShooter

"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." - Mark Twain

"The United States is in no sense founded upon the Christian religion." - George Washington

Yes ID, it came from the Spring Spokane Interstate Fairgrounds Gunshow this year! And, indeed it is spooky to think that these kinds of deceptions are lurking out there!

Watch your powder sources.... then keep it dry!

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Marshall
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Thanks,Marshal
Those pictures are really impressive!
It hits close to home.I just finished loading some 300 Savage rounds with 4350 powder that I got from a yard sale. The can had been opened,too.
I'm safe;I've used this powder before.
God protects most of us.
Frank

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Frank

THANK YOU for making the photos of the Mauser available - One picture is worth ten thousand words - and possibly a few folks who will keep all their body parts where they belong.

I have been given powder, hundreds of pounds over the years, and all of it has gone on the field when we were plowing.

I like all my fingers, both eyes, and all that other stuff the good Lord gave me when he sent me here, not to mention my rifles and handguns, too much to take those chances.

A friend once told me that he would not get too upset with "bargin" powders in his shotguns because they are so low pressure. He is more trusting and tolerant than I am.

Thanks for the warning - again. Saving a few bucks can never make up for loss of your grand-dads rifle that he handed down - or for your eyes. Buy fresh from a dealer and help him feed his family - and I'm not a dealer.

Bluesman

Shotguns are low pressure, but low strength. If anything they have less margin for error than rifles. However, shotguns normally use pretty fast powder (save the .410 and heavy loads in most gauges) so it's not quite a drastic as slipping a case full of Bullseye into a .270 reload....

Anyway, agree, never use it if you didn't break the tax seal.... same rule for whiskey!!!

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MikeG

Why you delete my post?

Because it was non-gun/shooting related advertising, that's why.

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MikeG

Posted in the wrong forum, anyway.

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"Keep Off The Ridgeline!"

"Firearms only have two enemies - rust and politicans" author unknown

Do you think this could have been done with a very definite purpose in mind? Such as showing the average citizen that reloading is very dangerous, needs to be limited/licenced/regulated/banned? Plus the bonus of a dead or mamed gun nut would be ok!
Maybe I think too much, but tree huggers and animal rights groups do some very drastic stuff.

P.S. Thank You, as I will know where my powder came from, or will consider it fertilizer.

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