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    Posted: June/25/2007 at 07:43

Does anyone have experience with duplex loads? Mixing fast burning and slow burning powder to obtain a more efficient one for a particular rifle?

I have read an article which advocates the mixing of a slower burning powder at 40% by weight and a faster burning powder as the balance. The article states do not mix the powder before weighing, which makes sense. It further states "place the slower burning powder on top of the primer, followed by the faster burning powder". The question now arises, should one fill the shell with dacron to prevent mixing in the shell, or can mixing take place in the shell?

The idea behind this is to give good speeds with good bullet stability.

Any information or advice will be welcome.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Dale Clifford Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June/25/2007 at 08:44

duplex loads are not recommended by anyone who cares for the people they associate. unless you have the safety equipment a spare duplicate of the firearm and say an Oheler ballistic lab (pressure equipment)

 

duplex loads belong to the era of steel screw on webs, for higher pressure, brass weld primer tubes to bring the flame front to the "top" of the powder charge,

 

if they worked, you can bet competitive long range shooters, would have developed the protocols long ago.

first time I was made aware of duplexing was in the 60's and it hasn't gone anywhere since.,

 

 

 

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Thanks Dale. Then another question. If I am getting a better grouping as I lower the velocity (from 2800fps to 2400fps) on a 308 cal 200gr, would there theoretically (or practically) be a speed beyond 2800fps where the grouping starts to improve again?

As for the duplex load, we have S365 and S385, both recommended for the 300H&H, but the S365 is hotter then your IMR4831 and our S385 is slower again, the claim being that the above can duplicate your IMR4831.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Dale Clifford Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June/25/2007 at 09:31

duplexing experiments in the us -- involve a blast shield and something like 4350 and 10 grs unique. yes a higher velocity can give a more accurate load, this is seen especially in varmint guns.

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sounds crazy to me kids
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maybe -- but triplexing is really nuts.
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yeah its the stuff they end up using to make a nuke i think
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8shots, if you insist to persue the duplex loads, snuggle-up with someone from the loading division of a powder and ammo manufacturer..  I shoot my .308 with 45gr of 4350 and Dont try the unique mixer.!!!!!  Bribe your chemist for the rest.

 

       Sorry Dale, but your correct about blast shields etc. if you DO play with unique

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Thanks for all your words of caution. Playing with this stuff is dangerous.

The duplex load that I am pursuing is using two excisting powders, both which are safe in my 300H&H. The one being S385 which burns slow, and using S365, which burns slightly faster. The maximum load of neither is exceeded. The idea is to use 40% S385 and 60%S365. This should give a slightly more efficient burn in the rifle according to the fundis.

I have taken this up with our powder manufactures, and allthough they cannot endorse it for obvious reasons, they are not concerned that I will blow myself up.

 

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Originally posted by hot30 hot30 wrote:

8shots, if you insist to persue the duplex loads, snuggle-up with someone from the loading division of a powder and ammo manufacturer..  I shoot my .308 with 45gr of 4350 and Dont try the unique mixer.!!!!!  Bribe your chemist for the rest.

 

       Sorry Dale, but your correct about blast shields etc. if you DO play with unique

 

oh the stories my old man tells about garbage cans and other steel containers and unique powder.

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I have made up two rounds on the 40% 60% formula. As we have no blast shields available, I will ask my best buddy to take the first shot. If there are no further postings then you know it was a bad idea!

PS What is unique powder?

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 8shots

 just tie the gun to a tree stand way way back and pull trigger with string. then have your best buddy fire second shot.



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unique is a med. HANDGUN powder---   plexing was really popular back in the 80's when the guys used to put the guns in old truck tires and fire them with a string from afar. (really -no sh*t)  of course most of the guns were reworked miliary surplus- but none the less.

reminds when I used to talk the neighbor kid into holding on to a pipe while I stuffed an old CC battery and M-80 into it. --- good for about 400 yds.

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  cc battery  awsome.

 

  when i was younger ( lol ) we would take a bowling ball and drop it from 700 or so feet and see if we could hit a car that we parked at the end of the strip to see if we can even hit it. we did once but it wasen't the right car.we hit my buddies wifes car about 100 yards away in there drive way. it smashed it pretty good.we wound up just sticking to sticks of dynomite under the one we should have it and blew it up around midnight that night.we had ever cop withen 20 miles visiting us.

 

It is amazing what wild turkey and friends with out good since will make you do.

 

if i mail someone a pic can they shrink it and add it for me.It was from a few weekends ago.

 

 



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As kids we used to take a half inch galv waterpipe and weld one end shut. A big bang cracker and a marble fitted exactly. This thing would shoot right through a door. Ask my brother, he knows!

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The "string thing".   Just before you pull the string you still half s--t yourself.. Doesnt matter how many times you do this, ya dont get used to it!!
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Bigdaddy,  I grew up in the snow belt.  Wait until the snow gets allittle wet  and roll your snowball  down a 4 or 500 ft steep grade.  Time it so ya know who your going to knock off the road though..  After your done kicking the snot out of each other, then its a good laugh..
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You guys were right, you don't play with unique!!!

 

 

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The "string thing".   Just before you pull the string you still half s--t yourself.. Doesnt matter how many times you do this, ya dont get used to it!!

 

 

 

I know the neighbor kid did!!!!!!

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I made nitroglyceryn one time when I was 12 or so.

I'd rather do it again compared to playing witha duplex load in a rifle.
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