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Kapoc over powder?

KroozerKroozer Member Posts: 24 ✭✭
edited May 2006 in Perry Shooter Competition Shooting and Reloading Forum
Many yaers ago I read where that a small piece of fluffy kapoc placed in the cartridge after the powder and before the bullet, will pack the powder up against the primer - thus making for better shot to shot uniformity. I did this for a time and it seemed to work. Then I read that the kapoc wasn't doing my barrel any good. What's up with this?

Are there any other unpublished things we can do for better shot to shot performance?
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  • BHAVINBHAVIN Member Posts: 3,490 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hodgdon has come out with a pistol powder called Titegroup. It is made and touted that it isn't as position sensitive as older powders.
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  • MIKE WISKEYMIKE WISKEY Member Posts: 10,035 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    as I understand it when kapoc or any other synthetic fibers are subjected to great heat and pressure they are reduced to a almost liquid form and can 'ring' a chanber due to hydralic pressure, if you need a filler for a large volume case you should use either cottom or some other organic fiber or granule (corn meal, cream of wheat, ect.).
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  • temblortemblor Member Posts: 2,153 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Ditto what Mike Whiskey said.
    Might try looking at this stuff for a filler also : www.pufflon.com ( 1-800-369-4518 ).
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