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830singleshot Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 408 Location: Texas Joined: Feb 11^th, 2007	Old powder cans Aug 21^st, 2020 at 1:27pm	Print Post
	Here is one you don't see every day, as a matter of fact I've never seen one. I have seen reference to it in old loading manuals. This one is unopened and still has the seal intact.
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830singleshot Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 408 Location: Texas Joined: Feb 11^th, 2007	Re: Old powder cans Reply #1 - Aug 21^st, 2020 at 1:33pm	Print Post
	Back

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830singleshot Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 408 Location: Texas Joined: Feb 11^th, 2007	Re: Old powder cans Reply #2 - Aug 21^st, 2020 at 1:34pm	Print Post
	Side, both sides are identical

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rgchristensen Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1103 Joined: Jan 2^nd, 2014	Re: Old powder cans Reply #3 - Aug 21^st, 2020 at 2:57pm	Print Post
	I used to shoot a LOT of HiVel 2. My remaining can is in better shape, but the seal is broken. CHRIS


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830singleshot Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 408 Location: Texas Joined: Feb 11^th, 2007	Re: Old powder cans Reply #4 - Aug 21^st, 2020 at 2:59pm	Print Post
	Here is a open can of Bullseye but can is very fine

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830singleshot Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 408 Location: Texas Joined: Feb 11^th, 2007	Re: Old powder cans Reply #5 - Aug 21^st, 2020 at 3:02pm	Print Post
	Another Bullseye, but a early keg with a paint stencilled name

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16272 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Old powder cans Reply #6 - Aug 21^st, 2020 at 3:29pm	Print Post
	I have a number of those short square powder cans. Unique, Bullseye, 2400, etc. Never really collected them, but rather bought them to use the powder and then hung onto the empties. I do collect the older flask shaped cans in one pound, and half pound sizes, plus some of the rectangle military powders. Think I've got 35 or 40 of them in various brands and eras.

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830singleshot Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 408 Location: Texas Joined: Feb 11^th, 2007	Re: Old powder cans Reply #7 - Aug 21^st, 2020 at 11:15pm	Print Post
	I think this is the oldest can that I'm the current caretaker of. It is a 6 1/4 pound DuPont black powder. The label is on the bottom

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830singleshot Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 408 Location: Texas Joined: Feb 11^th, 2007	Re: Old powder cans Reply #8 - Aug 21^st, 2020 at 11:16pm	Print Post
	Top of the can

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830singleshot Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 408 Location: Texas Joined: Feb 11^th, 2007	Re: Old powder cans Reply #9 - Aug 21^st, 2020 at 11:21pm	Print Post
	Side of the can

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16272 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Old powder cans Reply #10 - Aug 22^nd, 2020 at 11:26am	Print Post
	That's a very neat old DuPont can! Can't say as I've seen that one? Guessing from the appearance it's 1880's or 1890's?

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OLD TUCK Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 469 Location: Middleborough MA Joined: Oct 5^th, 2017	Re: Old powder cans Reply #11 - Sep 3^rd, 2020 at 10:21pm	Print Post
	When I started shooting center fire rifles as a Teenager Hivel 2 was well recommended Powder for calibers starting in 25-35 and right on up to 30-06 I used a lot of it because no matter what caliber Rifle I ended up with the Hivel 2 could be relied on to shoot good and my level of what I considered "Accurate" was a lot different than what I now would consider satisfactory. But I did run a lot of it thru a measure. FITZ. OLD TUCK


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irish66 Oldtimer Offline Posts: 536 Location: newbraunfels Joined: Apr 7^th, 2007	Re: Old powder cans Reply #12 - Sep 4^th, 2020 at 2:05pm	Print Post
	Had this for years


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irish66 Oldtimer Offline Posts: 536 Location: newbraunfels Joined: Apr 7^th, 2007	Re: Old powder cans Reply #13 - Sep 4^th, 2020 at 2:05pm	Print Post
	This one is full


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irish66 Oldtimer Offline Posts: 536 Location: newbraunfels Joined: Apr 7^th, 2007	Re: Old powder cans Reply #14 - Sep 4^th, 2020 at 2:13pm	Print Post
	$2.50 that was a while ago


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