Nobel 60

[skyshooter]

Hi Chaps have just been given a container of Nobel 60, itlooks as if it was oniginally 5 lbs of powder now 1/2 gone it's in an impressive container, metal about the size of an old 1.5 gallon petrol can with a brass screwcap and nobel label stck to the front. My dillema is this, should I bin it or use it as I have an old book of recipes for Nobel

[snowz]

Hi Chaps have just been given a container of Nobel 60, itlooks as if it was oniginally 5 lbs of powder now 1/2 gone it's in an impressive container, metal about the size of an old 1.5 gallon petrol can with a brass screwcap and nobel label stck to the front. My dillema is this, should I bin it or use it as I have an old book of recipes for Nobel

 

 

personally i wouldn't touch it with a barge pole, you never know what is is or who's done what to it.

 

I know of someone who was given a tub of powder with one label on it but had a different powder in it and the rifle went BANG and bye bye

 

best to be safe rather than sorry and dispose of it in the proper way

[aussie black duck]

This may be a bit too late but here goes:

I too have received quite a few Kilos of old Nobel 60, 62 and 64 powders. Some of it is more than 30 years old and so far I have found nothing at all wrong with it from a deterioration point of view. I have loaded hundreds of trap shell with the 60 in recent weeks and apart from producing slightly more muzzle smoke than modern powders, it works just fine.

Max loads in Winchester CF cases with 1-1/8th oz shot is listed on the tins as 23.5 grains with IMI Australia (or Win AA) wads with mild primers (the old Eley/ICI primer).

I have had good results with Fiocchi Case, B&P wad, Fiocchi 616 primer, 1oz shot and 20.5 grains of N60 powder. :-)

If it smells OK, USE IT!

Edited December 6, 2011 by aussie black duck