I recently switched over to BH209 and have really liked how it loaded and cleaned. The only problem I’ve found is field storage. I bought the tubes made by BH and they seemed to work great. The problem I found was static. The powder sticks to the tubes real bad. It’s almost impossible to get it out of the tube and poured down the barrel. Anyone else have this problem with BH209. What do all of you use to keep your measured powder
Two things. Rub them down good with a bounce sheet. Also, if your tubes fit the powder and a bullet, the bullet will slide down the tube into the barrel, cleaning the powder along the way.
DT
Bounce sheet inside and out.
DT
DT is spot on with the static issue. I prefer to carry the bullet/sabot combos in another tube. Sometimes the weight of the bullet can suddenly push the powder flow faster than it can get down the barrel if the combo is made up in same tube as the powder.
Also, and I have mentioned this in other posts, those BH209 tubes are terribly inaccurate for measuring the powder by the lines they have with the charge size. I’m not sure you have an adjustable powder measure or if you weigh the charges, but don’t use those tubes for measuring the powder. People have found those to be off in charge size by 10–12 grains. CVA and T/C both make very accurate, adjustable, powder measures for volume measuring.
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