powder storage

[crazychinaman]

Hey guys and gals,
How do you store your powder for reloading.And how much is too much

[Na-vah-duh]

I store mine away from open flames

On a serious note a cool place is best. Try to avoid the garage / higher temperatures which will deteriorate powder much quicker. Otherwise powder is still in use from 30-40 years ago +!!

[MontClaire]

Tuck it under the bed.

[Enter_the_Dragon]

I store mine inside an XL ammo can and in a cool dry place

[CCrawford]

State Laws

Health and12102. This chapter does not apply to any possession or use of 20
pounds or less of smokeless powder, or one pound or less of black
sporting powder, provided that:
(a) Smokeless powder is intended only for hand loading of small
arms ammunition of .75 caliber or less.
(b) Black sporting powder is intended for loading of small arms or
small arms ammunition of .75 caliber or less.
(c) All such powder is for private use and not for resale, and, in
the case of black sporting powder, there shall be no gift, delivery,
or other disposition to another person.
(d) The storage, use and handling of such smokeless and black
powder conforms to rules, regulations, or ordinances of authorities
having jurisdiction for fire prevention and suppression in the area
of such storage, use, and handling of such explosives.



12102.1. Any person who sells, gives, delivers or otherwise
disposes of 20 pounds or less of smokeless powder, or one pound or
less of black sporting powder, shall first obtain a statement from
the person who purchases or otherwise receives such powder, which
statement shall include:
(a) The name, address and birth date of the person purchasing or
receiving the powder.
(b) The purpose for which the powder is intended to be used,
handled, stored, or possessed.
(c) The type and amount of the powder.
(d) The signature of the person purchasing or receiving the
powder.
(e) The driver's license number, selective service card number, or
other identifying information concerning the person purchasing or
receiving the powder.
Any person furnishing a fictitious name or address or knowingly
furnishing an incorrect birth date and any person violating any of
the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.



12103. Application for a permit, as required under Section 12101,
shall be made by filing a statement on forms prescribed by the State
Fire Marshal. Such statement shall contain, but shall not necessarily
be limited to, the following:
(a) The name and address of the applicant.
(b) The name and address of the employee or authorized
representatives designated by the applicant as being responsible for
the use, handling, storage, possession, or transportation of
explosives for the applicant and whether the employee or authorized
representative has been issued a blaster's license by the Division of
Industrial Safety to use or handle explosives.
(c) The place where, and the purpose for which, the explosives are
intended to be used, handled, stored, or possessed.
(d) The type and amount of explosives for which application is
made.
(e) The signature of the applicant.
(f) The number of times purchases may be made and the frequency of
such purchases.
(g) The routes, highways, and stopping places intended to be
utilized in transporting the explosives.
Safety Code

[CCrawford]

[Whiterabbit]

shelf.

[CCrawford]

Do not keep more than 20 pounds in your car

Cal Vehicle Code
27903. (a) Subject to Section 114765 of the Health and Safety Code,
any vehicle transporting any explosive, blasting agent, flammable
liquid, flammable solid, oxidizing material, corrosive, compressed
gas, poison, radioactive material, or other hazardous materials, of
the type and in quantities that require the display of placards or
markings on the vehicle exterior by the United States Department of
Transportation regulations (49 C.F.R., Parts 172, 173, and 177),
shall display the placards and markings in the manner and under
conditions prescribed by those regulations of the United States
Department of Transportation.
(b) This section does not apply to the following:
(1) Any vehicle transporting not more than 20 pounds of smokeless
powder or not more than five pounds of black sporting powder or any
combination thereof.

[CCrawford]

SAAMI's Thoughts (Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute)

Powder http://www.saami.org/specifications_...ess_Powder.pdf


Primers http://www.saami.org/specifications_...01-Primers.pdf

[Divernhunter]

A ammo can is not a good idea as you are containing the powder and thus making it into a bomb.
I store mine in rubber tubs and cardboad boxes in my reloading/computer room. That is I store the original containers in the tubs/boxes.
Primers are stored inrubermade shoebox size containers
My lawyer will not let me disclose the amount I have............

[thomashoward]

Store in a cool dry location in the original container. If stored in a powder magazine it needs a weak wall or a vent to disperse built up gasses (per SAAMI).
Remove all your wife's clothes in the closet,store there.

[badbobgerman]

i store mine in the original containers in a old refridgerator to keep the temp extremes more even , it is not plugged in , about 40 lbs or so of different powders