Powder

[DelDanko]

so i was reloading some 45 and i thought to myself. i have like 10 pounds of powder in my garage and if there was a fire id be screwed. Any tips on where to store my powder? maybe a safe to contain the blast?

[jameshenry]

Do a search for smokless powder storage.

[ExtremeX]

Do a search for smokless powder storage.

[stilly]

Ikea has a cool metal cabinet that is meant to go outside for $44...

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80100190/

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00168990/

Whatever cabinet I got to store my powder in I would make sure it had a vent.

[Colt562]

I keep mine in my garage, always very cool in there. Its insulated.


This is what happens when powder is lighted on fire....I dont know about in the safe and im not willing to try it.


TURN DOWN SPEAKERS....YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED

[bill_k_lopez]

so i was reloading some 45 and i thought to myself. i have like 10 pounds of powder in my garage and if there was a fire id be screwed. Any tips on where to store my powder? maybe a safe to contain the blast?

Why would you be screwed? If you had a fire, the plastic would melt, the powder would spill out and burn. It makes a big fire and would sure help catch everything else on fire above it.

I keep my powder in the garage, and a whole lot more than 10 pounds.

[Wrangler John]

Powder storage magazines are available, here is one: http://www.ballisticproducts.com/Pow...tinfo/1360001/ it was also available at Cabela's.

Here are some recommendations on powder storage: http://www.alliantpowder.com/getting...ecommendations

Otherwise if you want a container, it should be a wooden box with 1" thick bottom, sides and top. I kept powder on shelves in my reloading room for 50 years and have had no accidents whatever. If your house catches fire, and the garage burns, if there's a car parked inside you already have a worse hazard in the gasoline tank.

Black powder is just too unstable, in my opinion to store safely, which is why I used a substitute for my muzzle loaders.

[CCrawford]

The CalGuns Wiki is here.

A thread is here as well.

You do not want to store powder in a safe, it becomes a bomb. Inside safe gases cannot escape, pressure builds, heat retained, powder burns faster, repeat cycle inside safe until safe gives way (kinda what happens in a cartridge on a larger scale).

As others have stated above, just on a shelf within normal to cool room temp and humidity. Away from kids, dogs, friends who reload, etc.

Good Luck,
Criss

[Divernhunter]

What powders do you have? You can STORE them at my house

I would be more worried about and gasoline/a gas powered lawnmower and/or edger, propane tanks(large and small16oz ones) etc than powder. If it is black powder then worry.

[Colt562]

What powders do you have? You can STORE them at my house

I would be more worried about and gasoline/a gas powered lawnmower and/or edger, propane tanks(large and small16oz ones) etc than powder. If it is black powder then worry.

this, there are many more chemicals that would do much more damage than smokeless powder.

[koehn,jim]

An old ice box with a magnetic door latch works good, it insulates the powder from getting too hot or cold. make sure that it does not have any kind of lock but can be pushed open.