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Originally Posted by DWalt
Back in my CAS days, I once loaded some BP 12 ga shot loads (not blanks) for my Winchester Model 97. I used standard plastic shot cups. The plastic from the shot cups coated the barrel bore after using them - I was cleaning out long plastic strands which never happened with smokeless loads. That was the first and last time I used BP for shotgun shells.
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Saw this happen in a couple of SASS matches. Never a good idea to use plastic shot cups with black powder. Enough plastic accumulated in the bore of one Model 97 to create an obstruction that caused the barrel to blow out.