My apologies if I gave some wrong information concerning black powder attracting moisture and causing rust. I was only going on past experience. When I hunted with roundball guns I once loaded my.54 cal. Leman and hunted that afternoon without taking a shot. I left the rifle loaded, thinking I would go again soon. I didn't, and ended up leaving it loaded for three months. When I pulled the charge and cleaned it I found that the chamber where the powder charge had been had rusted badly. I naturally assumed that moisture had caused it. It did not affect accuracy as it is behind the ball.

There was not a trace of any rust in the breech prior to leaving that load in it. Brent, if the powder couldn't have caused it, what did?

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