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Those Pesky .22lr Brass

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PegLeg45:
I've seen folks use grits.....there was an 'old-timer' at our old club years ago that loaded them in his .45 ACP for use in bullseye. I don't remember the powder charge he used.

Big Frank:
I've heard of people using farina (Cream of Wheat) and corn meal. Semolina too maybe, but I'm not sure about grits. Then again, I don't reload or read much about it. I think any old cereal grain that's ground up, but not too fine, would work. You really wouldn't want a dust explosion, if that's even possible in the confined space of a cartridge. I don't think flour mixing in with the powder would be that great anyway, but something coarse can stay put to a degree.

Majer:
A lot of Cap & Ball pistol shooters use cream of wheat to take up space in the chamber so they can download them, Grits are for eating, not wasting on BP pistols.

Rastus:
Hot damn Majer.  You are so right.  How in the heck did you get so educated on fine breakfast cuisine?

alfsauve:
I had always just switch to magnum primers when shooting light charges in large cases.

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