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    Quote Originally Posted by markm View Post
    As a side note... some slow powders with light (55 gr) bullets can accelerate port erosion on carbine length gas systems. There was a guy on another forum doing metal treatment testing years ago and noted dramatic differences in port erosion with (i think) Varget and 55 gr bullets.
    Can you give a reference to this chart and this quote? How slow are we talking?



    Also, I have been under the impression that faster powder accelerate throat wear? Maybe there is a happy medium?


    ETA: Disregard the attatchment, I tried to upload the chart via image and it got messed up as an attachment. Any mods, please delete attachment, I don't know how.
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