Saubier.com  



Go Back   Saubier.com > Saubier.com Forums > Small Caliber Discussion Board
Reload this Page New Powder
Register FAQ Community Calendar Today's Posts Search

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 01-24-2014, 03:59 PM
Daryl Daryl is offline
Senior Member
  
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Prince George, B.C. Canada
Posts: 4,277
Default New Powder
Hi- does anyone know anything about a new powder called Tin Star? I tired Googling it and got nowhere with that.
__________________
Daryl
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 01-24-2014, 04:03 PM
kenbro kenbro is offline
Senior Member
  
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Lancashire UK
Posts: 3,302
Default
Hi,
Tin Star is made by Vhitavouri for cowboy shooting.
Ken.
__________________
" Pay it forward buddy"
Get up each morning and don’t let the old man in.
(Clint Eastwood).
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 01-24-2014, 04:26 PM
ramos ramos is offline
Senior Member
  
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Sherman County, Oregon
Posts: 2,567
Default
Sounds like a good name for it!
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 01-24-2014, 04:31 PM
Bill K Bill K is offline
Senior Member
  
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: N.E. Kommie Kalifornia
Posts: 6,311
Default New Powder
Quote:
Originally Posted by kenbro View Post
Hi,
Tin Star is made by Vhitavouri for cowboy shooting.
Ken.
as I understand it, it is there same old powder ( think it was called something else) and they changed the name this year to Tin Star to highlight SAS shooters more. Goggle Vhitavouri site. Bill K
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 01-24-2014, 05:37 PM
Daryl Daryl is offline
Senior Member
  
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Prince George, B.C. Canada
Posts: 4,277
Default
thanks guys- I found their writeup on it, but no data.
__________________
Daryl
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 01-24-2014, 06:59 PM
trelliswires trelliswires is offline
Senior Member
  
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Madrean Archipelago, Arizona
Posts: 130
Default Tin Star powder
Quote from "WhistlerSWE" on Ruger Forum:
http://rugerforum.net/reloading/3393...-tin-star.html

"It burns clean, smells like "baboon farts" (quote from a shooter on this weekend's PPC line) and leaves the cases slightly frosted, not sooted like many other powders."
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 01-24-2014, 08:25 PM
AzSam AzSam is offline
Supporting Member
  
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 370
Default
Does that mean it smells worse than the stuff commonly used in Russian 7.62x39 ammo. Did not think that was even remotely possible.
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 01-24-2014, 08:37 PM
Herb in Pa Herb in Pa is offline
Senior Member
  
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Latrobe, PA
Posts: 606
Default
That Mexican 22 rimfire reeks, could chase a buzzard off a gut wagon!
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 01-24-2014, 10:25 PM
MarinePMI MarinePMI is offline
Supporting Member
  
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: San Diego
Posts: 1,483
Default
Herb, that's the "Eley Priming" mix you're smelling, and yes, it reeks and burns the eyes if you get a good whiff.
__________________
MarinePMI
________________

We sleep peaceably in our beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do great violence on our behalf. -- George Orwell
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 01-25-2014, 12:22 AM
Herb in Pa Herb in Pa is offline
Senior Member
  
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Latrobe, PA
Posts: 606
Default
I never noticed that odor when shooting the real Eley ammo, it sort of reminded me of a mineral spirits smell that I attributed to the bullet lube.
Reply With Quote
Reply

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 10:07 PM.

Contact Us - Saubier.com - Archive - Top

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.