Reloading when its raining?

[Red9]

Anyone do this? Reload when its raining?
Pops told me the humidity in the air will clump powder. And when seating the bullet will trap the moisture in the shell case which may cause mis fires.
So I patiently wait for clearing skies.
Dino

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[Seppieboy]

If your home has a second floor it shouldnt be as humid. In my house groundfloor at 50% humidity when raining. 2nd floor at 40%.

[Red9]

If your home has a second floor it shouldnt be as humid. In my house groundfloor at 50% humidity when raining. 2nd floor at 40%.

I reload in my garage and its pretty humid. Water on the floor takes a day or so to dry.

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[Walther White]

I've read that as long as your house is heated to a temp higher than the outside temp than you're fine. But I'm no meteorologist.

[TexasJackKin]

I wouldn't reload outside in the rain, but in a heated home, I wouldn't think that would be a problem.

[mulyhuntr]

If that were the case how would anyone in high humidity areas of the country reload?

[Citadelgrad87]

If that were the case how would anyone in high humidity areas of the country reload?

Charleston SC routinely features 90+% humidity for the summer months.

The midwest sports 80% or so all summer long.

[rsrocket1]

If that were the case how would anyone in high humidity areas of the country reload?

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Higher temperatures mean even more moisture in the air. 90 degree air has nearly 5 times more water in it than the same relative humidity of 45 degree air. So if you are reloading at 75% humidity on a 45 degree day, you trapped the same amount of moisture as if you were reloading on a 90 degree day with 15% humidity or about 5 grams of water per cubic meter of air. Considering the amount of air between the flakes or grains of powder in a loaded cartridge, it ain't going to make any difference, load away!

Rainy days are perfect times for reloading. It's no fun for casting, powder coating or shooting outdoors so what else is there to do?

[russ69]

I've never had a problem but I'm not stockpiling ammo, I use it fresh.

[Divernhunter]

I have reloaded for many years when it is raining. I have done the loading in the garage or in the house over the years. Never had any problems. I often load when it is bad weather outside and shoot many months/years later with very accurate ammo.
I have loaded in wet weather(but standing in the rain!), in hot weather(100*+) and in cold weather in my garage but now I do my loading in the house in my reloading room. I still do my trimming outside so I do not do that when it is raining

I respectfully call BS to what you were told OP

[bullitt3123]

Humidity might have(or still is) and issue with the muzzle loading gunpowder however with smokeless gunpowder this is not the case.
The powder may burn slightly slower and this is a big slightly but if it indeed does burn a little slower, will you actually see a difference?
I think that what matters most is not the amount of humidity but rather that the humidity level is kept consistent. However I am not going to sit and monitor my hygrometer to make sure that the humidity is within a tenth of a percent.
Now it does help to try and keep as many variables the same(humidity, temperature, powder weight, bullet seating depth, ect....) in order to get consistent rounds but in the end it comes down to how much time and effort you want to spend correcting those variables.

[jdfthetech]

I reloaded for years in Ohio, and there's plenty of rain where I lived (rained 70% of the year). I never had issues with humidity, and we had 90% humidity many days when it didn't rain. Always used flake powder so not sure if that matters

[Ubermcoupe]

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Higher temperatures mean even more moisture in the air. 90 degree air has nearly 5 times more water in it than the same relative humidity of 45 degree air. So if you are reloading at 75% humidity on a 45 degree day, you trapped the same amount of moisture as if you were reloading on a 90 degree day with 15% humidity or about 5 grams of water per cubic meter of air. Considering the amount of air between the flakes or grains of powder in a loaded cartridge, it ain't going to make any difference, load away!

Rainy days are perfect times for reloading. It's no fun for casting, powder coating or shooting outdoors so what else is there to do?

This is a perfect example of actual humidity versus relative humidity.

[Eat Dirt]

between fighting the Flu and the Rain ....

I'm staying at home in the warm garage ( Propane Heater )sorting some BRASS

[baih777]

reloading in the winter or when its raining is ok for me. I have a heater in the garage. turn it on an hour before I go out to reload.
I reload enough to last me almost the year.

summer time is another story. my garage gets so hot and humid, I only clean and prep brass. I am not going to open powder when you can feel the humidity.