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Dirty Brass From Titegroup Powder

krazyshotkrazyshot Member Posts: 334 ✭✭✭
edited July 2007 in Perry Shooter Competition Shooting and Reloading Forum
I do some cowboy action shooting using 6 grains (a little under the reccommended amount) of Titegroup powder, .45 long colt, 200 grain bullet. My brass is always filthy black with powder after I shoot, is this powder just dirty or does under loading a little maybe have something to do with it?
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  • perry shooterperry shooter Member Posts: 17,105 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hello under loading is most likely your problem. All progressive burning powder has a pressure range that needs to be met or you get incomplete burn and soot. The trail-boss powder is designed for very low pressure clean burn .
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  • bpostbpost Member Posts: 32,669 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Also remember that shooting cast or swaged lead bullets will dirty up the cases a lot. The lubes used on lead bullets melt and gets on the cases from firing. There is a very noticable differeence in brass I shot with jacketed bullets and those cases shot with cast lead and a Alox/ beeswax bullet lube.
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  • B17-P51B17-P51 Member Posts: 2,248 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    +1 on Perry Shooter, but before that you answered your own question[;)]
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  • PJPJ Member Posts: 1,556 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Heavier crimp might help some.
    Pete
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  • krazyshotkrazyshot Member Posts: 334 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by PJ
    Heavier crimp might help some.
    Pete

    Please explain how I can get a hevier crimp. What do I need to re-set? Thanks.
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  • perry shooterperry shooter Member Posts: 17,105 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hello all or the replies are correct the reason that jacketed bullets burn cleaner is they are harder to engrave and start down the bore this lets the powder get to higher pressure at start of burn thus less soot. A lead bullet is easy to engrave plus does not have as much resistance to push down the bore. A heavy crimp may help because it will hold the bullet tighter at the beganing of the powder burn to build up high pressure. Most bullet seating dies have a ridge in the body and a seating plug . You can adjust for OVER ALL LENGTH of the loaded round by #1 turn the whole die in and out of the reloading press and #2 turn the seating plug in and out of the die is self . The amount of crimp is dictated by how far the die is turned into the press how much of the case touches this ridge . Be aware this is known as a roll crimp. and it will vary if case length varies "NOT good for group size" because powder burn will vary the other down side of roll crimp is if you try to get a very heavy crimp it may bulge the case below the crimp and preclude you from being able to load the case at all[xx(][xx(] . If me I would find a better powder to use. or live with the soot. [:p][:p]
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  • PJPJ Member Posts: 1,556 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Lee Factory Crimp Die.
    Pete
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