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Unread 01-01-2024, 02:20 PM   #1
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Was DuPont 5 1/2 smokeless ?
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Or might that mean 5 1/2 drams?
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That would be 5 1/2 drams of Du Pont bulk smokeless powder. With the KLEANBORE on the side of the case those are late 8-gauge shells from 1931 or later.
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That seems like a low recoil load to me : )
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That would be 5 1/2 drams of Du Pont bulk smokeless powder. With the KLEANBORE on the side of the case those are late 8-gauge shells from 1931 or later.
With that info I feel better about trying to touch one off .
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That seems like a low recoil load to me : )
I’d be willing to bet it isn’t any stouter than my own buckshot handload .
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