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Campfire Greenhorn
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Campfire Greenhorn
Joined: Dec 2011
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at a SASS shoot last weekend I met a shooter that loads grits on top of his powder charge, he claims it takes up empty space and compresses the load(which I can see),but he also claims the grits scrub his barrel without doing any damage. anyone done this? is it going to cause any problems/damage?
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Campfire Kahuna
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Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Feb 2001
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Tis a common practice with reduced BP & BP substitute loads, them or cream of wheat. Just a filler. No cleaning effects I have ever seen.
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Campfire Tracker
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Campfire Tracker
Joined: May 2009
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I get my extra-scouring-power grits next to the spools of flight line and on the shelf above the 5-gallon buckets of prop-wash...
Seriously, it fills the empty space in the cartridge case and that's about it. I've seen cotton fiber used as a filler as well.
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Campfire Outfitter
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Campfire Outfitter
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I have used fillers but stopped because after shooting a round I would look through the bore to see if anything stayed in it. if I missed the first shot the game I was after ran away while I was checking the bore. 
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