Storing components outdoors

[Trriemferent]

Im running out of space in the house and considering storing my overstock of spent brass and bullets in a shed located in the back yard. The powder and primers will be kept dry inside the house while putting the extra brass and bullets in zip lock bags in the shed. Im being cheap and dont want to spend money on ammo cans for them. Do you guys think they will hold up if I just store them in zip lock bags?

[sbsyncro]

Brass and bullets shouldn't be affected negatively... they are brass and lead or lead/copper. Unless you're worried about tarnish I can't see what problem could arise. Fwiw i have the same problem with space and store Everything in a shed, but I keep powders and primers in ammo cans with desiccant.

[baih777]

Go to home depot and buy some buckets and lids. Put some dessicant in also.

[ar15barrels]

Go to home depot and buy some buckets and lids. Put some dessicant in also.

Some people don't have enough volume to justify buckets...

[baih777]

LOL. They have two gallon buckets also.

[Calguns77]

Some people don't have enough volume to justify buckets...

Then they probably wouldnt need to move it into the shed to save space. You can also buy 2.5 gallon buckets at walmart for $4 with a lid.

I also like these clear mainstay food containers from walmart for storing different types of brass. They come in a few sizes and the smaller size is good for less used calibers. Nice and strong too unlike most Walmart junk.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays-1-Gal-Canister/16408650

[Calguns77]

Brass and bullets shouldn't be affected negatively... they are brass and lead or lead/copper. Unless you're worried about tarnish I can't see what problem could arise. Fwiw i have the same problem with space and store Everything in a shed, but I keep powders and primers in ammo cans with desiccant.

Pretty sure you should store your powder in a wooden box or cabinet bro. If you have a fire that ammo can is going to turn into a grenade.

[sbsyncro]

Pretty sure you should store your powder in a wooden box or cabinet bro. If you have a fire that ammo can is going to turn into a grenade.

Yea I've thought about that . But it's in a shed out back, so it will just blow up my lawnmower and power tools.

[sofbak]

^^^^ Unless the ammo cans are subjected to an aluminum perchlorate or poly-chlorate fire, there us little chance of secondary ignition through an ammo can wall.

A wooden box would be an incredibly ignorant choice for powder/primer storage.

[pdq_wizzard]

Yea I've thought about that . But it's in a shed out back, so it will just blow up my lawnmower and power tools.

you have more to worry about with the gas cans and lawnmower with gas in it than you do with the gun powder. gunpowder is very stable, not so much with gas.

edit to add, that is smokeless gunpowder is stable. not so much with black powder.

[sbsyncro]

Exactly my thinking

[sbsyncro]

I also like these clear mainstay food containers from walmart for storing different types of brass. They come in a few sizes and the smaller size is good for less used calibers. Nice and strong too unlike most Walmart junk.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays...ister/16408650

Those look a lot like the Costco peanut butter pretzel containers I use. Hold about 1,600 9mm casings each.

[ar15barrels]

A wooden box would be an incredibly ignorant choice for powder/primer storage.

You should really tell that to SAAMI and the people that wrote the national fire codes.

http://www.saami.org/specifications_and_information/publications/download/SAAMI_ITEM_200-Smokeless_Powder.pdf

Read NFPA 495 11-3.7

[Calguns77]

Those look a lot like the Costco peanut butter pretzel containers I use. Hold about 1,600 9mm casings each.

Lol they are pretty much the same, i use those and the energy blend containers from costco also.

[Calguns77]

^^^^ Unless the ammo cans are subjected to an aluminum perchlorate or poly-chlorate fire, there us little chance of secondary ignition through an ammo can wall.

A wooden box would be an incredibly ignorant choice for powder/primer storage.

If you read the sammi guide posted above you'll see that smokelss powder CAN be ignited by heat. And that storing it compactly in a sealed metal container that doesn't allow the gasses to escape is pretty much the one way to get modern smokeless powder to explode. And FYI laws in most states require that you store large quantities of powder in a wood cabinet.

You can also get unlucky with a batch of unstable powder.

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=1109952