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Offline Suntiger

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how long have you left your Navy fully loaded
« on: August 20, 2016, 05:53:08 AM »
Before shooting and how did it go?
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Re: how long have you left your Navy fully loaded
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2016, 06:23:07 AM »
Are we talking .36 cal. here?
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Re: how long have you left your Navy fully loaded
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2016, 06:28:42 AM »
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Re: how long have you left your Navy fully loaded
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2016, 06:45:56 AM »
Well, I have 3 .36cal cylinders loaded up. Been about 4 months.

They are loaded with just powder and a round ball. No lube. Caps are on.

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Re: how long have you left your Navy fully loaded
« Reply #4 on: August 20, 2016, 12:35:26 PM »
My only experience with long term ‘storage’ is on a .44 Rem cylinder.  Thirty grains Pyro P, dry lubed felt wad (Cabela’s), .454 with just a little lube on the top circumference where the lead meets the cylinder.  Capped with #10 CCI and no special storage. 

Went 16 months and then shot all 5 rounds without a hitch.

Loaded up a '61 in similar fashion and after about 90 days it shot just fine.
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Re: how long have you left your Navy fully loaded
« Reply #5 on: August 20, 2016, 12:55:10 PM »
About 30 minutes. Worked just fine.  *6'
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Re: how long have you left your Navy fully loaded
« Reply #6 on: August 20, 2016, 07:34:54 PM »
Quote from: Hawg on August 20, 2016, 12:55:10 PM
About 30 minutes. Worked just fine.  *6'
I'll second that!
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Re: how long have you left your Navy fully loaded
« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2016, 10:12:29 AM »
Quote from: G Dog on August 20, 2016, 12:35:26 PM
My only experience with long term ‘storage’ is on a .44 Rem cylinder.  Thirty grains Pyro P, dry lubed felt wad (Cabela’s), .454 with just a little lube on the top circumference where the lead meets the cylinder.  Capped with #10 CCI and no special storage. 

Went 16 months and then shot all 5 rounds without a hitch.

Loaded up a '61 in similar fashion and after about 90 days it shot just fine.

 The corrosion conversations about Pyrodex only occures after firing..... yes ?
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Re: how long have you left your Navy fully loaded
« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2016, 05:16:46 PM »
Correct, Hewy.  No corrosion occurs from unfired Pyrodex.
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Re: how long have you left your Navy fully loaded
« Reply #9 on: August 23, 2016, 08:38:29 PM »
Pyrodex will weaken over time. Just sayin'...
If I was gonna leave a cylinder loaded, it would be with 3F and unlubed wads.
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Re: how long have you left your Navy fully loaded
« Reply #10 on: August 24, 2016, 04:12:34 AM »
Dang!! I don't have any Navy's  but my Dragoons have had the same loads in them for 2 yrs!! ( 8)
I pull them for going to the range and re-install when I get back home   (7+"


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Re: how long have you left your Navy fully loaded
« Reply #11 on: August 24, 2016, 02:41:45 PM »
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That's what I've loaded with ... Figure kept in air conditioning ... Even here in Florida , ought to be ok?
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Re: how long have you left your Navy fully loaded
« Reply #12 on: August 24, 2016, 06:28:44 PM »
Quote from: Captainkirk on August 23, 2016, 08:38:29 PM
Pyrodex will weaken over time. Just sayin'...
If I was gonna leave a cylinder loaded, it would be with 3F and unlubed wads.

I was given a CVA Hawken that I know had been loaded for at least 10 years and stored in a broom closet in the washroom next to the hot water heater. I capped it and fired it and it fired without a hitch. 90 grains of Pyrodex RS and a Maxi ball at least that was the only powder in the house and the measure was set on 90 grains and the only bullets were maxi's.
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Re: how long have you left your Navy fully loaded
« Reply #13 on: August 24, 2016, 07:17:12 PM »
Quote from: Suntiger on August 24, 2016, 02:41:45 PM
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That's what I've loaded with ... Figure kept in air conditioning ... Even here in Florida , ought to be ok?

Can't say. In put a half pound of P away at the end of a shooting season. Next spring it was noticeably weaker than a new pound.
I have not heard this complaint about black powder.
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Re: how long have you left your Navy fully loaded
« Reply #14 on: August 25, 2016, 12:02:24 AM »
Quote from: Captainkirk on August 24, 2016, 07:17:12 PM
Quote from: Suntiger on August 24, 2016, 02:41:45 PM
Capt. Kirk
That's what I've loaded with ... Figure kept in air conditioning ... Even here in Florida , ought to be ok?

Can't say. In put a half pound of P away at the end of a shooting season. Next spring it was noticeably weaker than a new pound.
I have not heard this complaint about black powder.


Dammit you're going to make me open a new bottle and try this out.
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