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Re: Red droplets
« Reply #15 on: May 02, 2023, 01:17:34 PM »
The only blood I've ever seen on my rifles is from my thumb being cut by a flint!
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Re: Red droplets
« Reply #16 on: May 02, 2023, 03:40:50 PM »
Thanks Jim. Now I remember what those bandaids in my belt bag are for.
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Re: Red droplets
« Reply #17 on: May 02, 2023, 06:46:54 PM »
Quote from: No Powder on May 02, 2023, 03:40:50 PM
Thanks Jim. Now I remember what those bandaids in my belt bag are for.


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Re: Red droplets
« Reply #18 on: May 03, 2023, 09:18:04 AM »
I've seen it many times over the past 50 years. It is indeed from the sulfur.
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Re: Red droplets
« Reply #19 on: May 03, 2023, 10:34:06 AM »
Yes it is brimstone or melted sulphur. An uncommon but not unheard of by product of black powder combustion. I started shooting MLers in ‘73 and have noticed the red droplets maybe 100 times in that time period (during the 70s and 80s I was a very active competition shooter - 2,000 + rounds per year)  so as I said it’s uncommon.
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