In a message dated 1/2/1999 6:59:39 PM EST, hc_at_fatbelly.com writes: << Has anybody subjected shotgun-style flares to intermittant immersion for a season and had more than half of them work? >> Haven't done that, but all amunition has two inherent leak spots. Shotgun shells have three. They are the joint around teh primer. It is a friction joint adn not waterproof. The nest is teh same around the bullet or in teh case of a shotgun shell, where teh shell case sloses over teh load. The third is where the "brass" that is not brass anymore meets teh plastic hull. You can seal these places by mixing some fingernail polish with a bit of acetone to thin it and then putting it in a hypodermic syringe with about a 20 gauge needle asn squirting it sparingly on these joints. It effectively seals them. You can buy this same type sealant at well stocked gun shops where reloading supplies are sold or mail order from reloading suppliers. This method is the same that the military uses very effectively. All military ammunition is sealed this way. I seal all my ammunition that I carry into teh boonies and pistol flares adn have had good luck. By teh way, seal only NEW ammo or flares, not old ones. You don't want to seal moisture IN the cartridge! John LeBlanc *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Jan 03 1999 - 05:46:41 PST
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