Yeah, there are all sorts of factors that could be at work. Some of the PH's I have known have been pretty careless about leaving ammo in the sun, even when the PH in question was relatively sophisticated about rifles and ammo. And some of ammo I've seen handloaded in Africa has also been rather suspect.

And even though many of us have hunted in Africa on 100-degree days, sometimes there are 120-degree days.

Thanks for the idea!

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