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Posted: 11/3/2002 5:09:06 PM EDT
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Rubber may cause you to sweat and leave DNA evidence. Maybe cotton would be better.
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Posted: 11/3/2002 5:18:02 PM EDT
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I wear lightweight cotton gloves when handling my ammo. I have found that over time, ammo which has been handled by bare hands tends to tarnish a lot sooner. I have been blasting my SHTF stash I put away in '93, all have been sure fire, but the brass was beginning to show signs of tarnish. The ammo was stored in .50 cal. cans with dessicant packs. I have some other ammo of about the same vintage which has been handled with gloved hands only, and it is as shiny as the day it was canned.
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Posted: 11/3/2002 5:23:31 PM EDT
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I use old socks on my hands. The revolutionaries of the War of 1776 didn't have to worry about fingerprints.
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Posted: 11/3/2002 5:27:19 PM EDT
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Yea, I use them, but it usually involves cattle.
Good idea on the cloth gloves w/ammo, have to give that a go. |
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Posted: 11/3/2002 5:42:21 PM EDT
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mine doesn't sit around long enough to tarnish. I've never understood the cache ammo philosophy. Every round i have is shft ammo and fun ammo. I keep around 2k reloaded at all times and rotate through it on a regular basis.
That way i always have fresh ammo. guess i am just different that way. |
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Posted: 11/3/2002 11:46:31 PM EDT
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And that's fine, as long as you assume that you'll always be able to replace your ammo. Given the difficulty of finding good, new-production M193-spec ammo, I'm not so sure.
-Troy |
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Posted: 11/4/2002 1:45:10 AM EDT
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I use nitrile gloves myself.
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Posted: 11/4/2002 7:12:00 AM EDT
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I use mechanic's latex gloves when loading stripper clips for storage; my hands do sweat, but the moisture is contained inside the glove.
O'DubhGhaill |
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Posted: 11/4/2002 7:44:56 AM EDT
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I have a lot of pulled bullets that I keep for photographic/comparison purposes. When I handle those and my storage ammo, I wear rubber gloves.
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Posted: 11/4/2002 3:22:23 PM EDT
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Are those the mil-spec rubber gloves that come in the sealed package? You know, the pre-ban ones that are almost gone for good. Do you also wear them when applying the ammo can gasket preservation compound.
Sorry, couldn't help it. |
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Posted: 11/4/2002 8:45:36 PM EDT
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I wear Hatch Nomex Aviators gloves when
loading, unloading,stripper clipping and anything having to do with shooting. They seem like they were made for that kind of thing. Yes, I too wear the single 'digit'Mil-Spec, Disposable latex gloves when exploring the wee hours of the night with a female operator of questionable whereabouts.hmm, |
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Posted: 11/5/2002 6:24:40 AM EDT
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I use lintless cotton darkroom gloves. If and when the day of reckoning comes, one thing that won't be on any brass is is fingerprints.
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Posted: 11/5/2002 12:34:35 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/5/2002 3:42:18 PM EDT
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When that day comes it won't matter. mike |
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Posted: 11/6/2002 6:33:31 AM EDT
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Actually, I envision the possibility of having to prune the political tree short of a SHTF scenario. But then that's just me. |
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Posted: 11/6/2002 6:57:19 AM EDT
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DFBonnett -
That was a thought of mine as well. The main reason I wear gloves is to avoid the natural oils from my hands getting on the cartridge cases, which can cause them to tarnish. But, it isn't a bad idea to avoid fingerprints either. I started thinking about this when some folks suggested the snipper(s) could have grabbed some spent brass from any range and planted the case at a crime scene. I'm not planning to do anything illegal, but I also think its prudent to avoid something, in this case fingerprints, that might lead to me being falsely accused. Is this too paranoid? (Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after me!! ;-) |
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