.....a container of AA#9 and tell me if it has a strong acrid odor to it. I have a lb of it that I have been loading .44 Mags with, and this stuff has a very strong smell. Does this powder usually smell like this, or did I buy a batch that has gone bad?
Thanks, WG840
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That's normal. A very strong bouquet, just a hint of acetone, with a redolence of nitrates. Whets the old appetite. Readies the pallete, and what have you.
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Originally posted by pinkymingeo: That's normal. A very strong bouquet, just a hint of acetone, with a redolence of nitrates. Whets the old appetite. Readies the pallete, and what have you.
and below the powder measure sits a wine glass to catch the spilled charges
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Powder has two distinct odors, one is okay, what I call a nitro smell, the other is an acid like smell and will often be dusty and sometimes even have a redish color when you pour it out. If it doubt, call AA and ask about the odor.
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Joni, I put a call in to AA, and I got some recorded message about "one day at a time", and something about 12 steps. Actually, I left a message for them to call me back (the Accurate Arms folks that is). I should hear back from them tomorrow.
Thanks again all. WG840
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Originally posted by pinkymingeo: That's normal. A very strong bouquet, just a hint of acetone, with a redolence of nitrates. Whets the old appetite. Readies the pallete, and what have you.
Speaking of smell, many years ago when I ran gunshoots on a missile ship where I was the weapons officer, firing off the beam with the 5"/54 rapid fire would fill the bridge with a cloud of strong smelling gunsmoke. Always good when the beast did its thing!! Don
The Terrier was the primary missile system of most US Navy cruisers built during the 1960s. It could be installed on much smaller ships than the much larger and longer-ranged RIM-8 Talos.
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The Talos was a development of the Bumblebee Project, the Navy's effort to develop a surface-to-air missile to provide an extra layer of aircraft defense. The Talos was the primary effort behind the Bumblebee project, but was not the first missile the program developed; the RIM-2 Terrier was the first to enter service.
Actually, I left a message for them to call me back (the Accurate Arms folks that is). I should hear back from them tomorrow. 
