gmg Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Hello guys. This is for you guys that have used Ramshot Silhouette and have some working knowledge of the powder. I have been using Silhouette for about a fyear now and have been noticing a lot a brass looking shavings all over my gun and my holster. At first I thought it was actually was brass filings and really had me worried, but couldn't find anything that would point to there being a problem. Long story short, it is unburnt powder. My gun also gets very dirty with it. So I was wanting to know if any others were having these problems. I have not seen it in any other powders that I have tried. I have seen anywhere mentioned about this in searching, so is it just my setup or is this common for Ramshot Silhouette? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbcaster45 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 (edited) I've got a bottle of Silhouette but haven't gotten around to trying it yet (planning to use it in my .38 Super). If you're are getting "cornmeal residue" it probably means your loads aren't developing enough pressure for a clean burn. Edited February 6, 2016 by pbcaster45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rishii Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I run it my super and get that corn meal residue And quite frankly it's never bothered me, by the time I get around to cleaning it My guns are so gunked up with crud, I start with a scraper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy1629 Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 I run Silhouette in my 9 major and see the cornmeal stuff. I don't think I want much more pressure in it. Works great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbcaster45 Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Cornmeal with 9 Major!? I stand corrected! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Same thing in my .40 open major loads... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmg Posted February 7, 2016 Author Share Posted February 7, 2016 OK, that answers my question. I guess it is somehting you are going to get if you use Silhouette. And all the crud. The powder shoots great, accurate, excellent recoil impulse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy1629 Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 I don't see much crud, just cornmeal looking junk. I run 500 or so rounds though mine without cleaning and no issues with reliability but it's running pretty hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFO Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Hello guys. This is for you guys that have used Ramshot Silhouette and have some working knowledge of the powder. I have been using Silhouette for about a fyear now and have been noticing a lot a brass looking shavings all over my gun and my holster. At first I thought it was actually was brass filings and really had me worried, but couldn't find anything that would point to there being a problem. Long story short, it is unburnt powder. My gun also gets very dirty with it. So I was wanting to know if any others were having these problems. I have not seen it in any other powders that I have tried. I have seen anywhere mentioned about this in searching, so is it just my setup or is this common for Ramshot Silhouette? I've got a bottle of Silhouette but haven't gotten around to trying it yet (planning to use it in my .38 Super). If you're are getting "cornmeal residue" it probably means your loads aren't developing enough pressure for a clean burn. I had the same problem, when I went up 1/10th of a grain, it almost completely disappeared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accu9 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Same issue for me (9major), well it's not really an issue. Using magnum primers cleans up the corn meal somewhat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanfoglio1911 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 (edited) I am using HS-6 powder for my open 40 major but I also noticed this cornmeal stuff after shooting and I was wondering where the hell this thing came from. Is these normal? Edited February 18, 2016 by tanfoglio1911 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4me2ply Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 same here....always have cornmeal in my 9 major gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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