Fly in Gunpowder

[DrMLap]

I thought my fellow reloaders might be amused by this.

I had just poured some HP-38 gunpowder into my powder measure in preparation for loading up some 357 Mag cartridges when I noticed some odd pieces of gunpowder sticking up inside the dispenser. On closer inspection, I found this was not gunpowder but actually a dead fly. So I picked it out with tweezers and took a picture of it with my macro lens.

Upon further inspection, I found what appeared to be either a body part of the fly or one of its eggs. Unfortunately, I could not grab that piece with my tweezers. I'm afraid it is going to one day be blasted to smithereens inside one of my 357 Magnum cartridges.



The lines at the bottom of the photo are the edge of a mm ruler. So the fly from wingtip to head is about 6mm.

I don't normally leave my gunpowder bottles open. Even while I am dispensing powder onto the dish of my scale, I put the lid temporarily back on top of the bottle if for no other reason than to keep moisture from my breath from contaminating the powder. So, my only question is, how did that fly get inside my 1 lb bottle of HP-38?

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[HB of CJ]

Who knows. Did the fly die happy or did he go dead with a pounding headache? The World Wonders.

 

[Caveman Jim]

Factory addition, no extra charge...

 

[66PonyCar]

It's one of them there Spanish Flies to add some pep to your reloads!

 

[No_Regerts]

Maybe thats the organic way to create a slower burn rate.

 

[DizzyJ]

Should make the bullets "fly" faster and farther.

 

[P7M13]

You could say, as you shoot your pimped-out, gold plated Desert Eagle, "My powder is fly."

 

[Mica]

I would have loaded it up and shot it. Got to compete its trip. That's definitely a first for me.

 

[WAYNO]

I wont pretend to know why flies get into weird places, including between sealed window panes, but...

When I first saw the subject, Fly In Gunpowder, my first thoughts were getting gunpowder flown in to remote places.

 

[WillametteWill]

Like Red Bull...HP-38 It Gives You Wings

 

[Mike97124]

When you think of what one of the ingredients of gunpower is, it's no wonder you find a fly or two.

Mike

 

[Forrest Castile]

How many flies does it take to screw in a lightbulb?






Just two, but I don't know how they got in there...

 

[ageingstudent]

You could say, as you shoot your pimped-out, gold plated Desert Eagle, "My powder is fly."

And don't forget to hold the gun sideways and show off your grilles while you're bustin'.