Desiccant Pack in Powder Container?

[General RE LEE]

I've got a 50 pack of those silica desiccant packs. Great for ammo boxes, storage drawers, containers, etc.

Anyone ever stick one of those in a powder container as an extra measure to "keep your powder dry"?

 

[Muddyboots]

I'd be more concerned it would leak and contaminate the powder. Silica gel mixed in would not be good idea for burn rate

 

[cape cove]

Might dry out the powder too much. Change the burn rate. Maybe keeping it where your powder is stored is a better idea.

 

[MagnumManiac]

Modern powder coatings are virtually waterproof...it takes a long time for it to break down.
Have put recovered powder over my lawn and it took months to start to break down with twice weekly watering.
I wouldn't worry too much over moisture in your powder.

Cheers.

 

[FEENIX]

I'd be more concerned it would leak and contaminate the powder. Silica gel mixed in would not be good idea for burn rate

Might dry out the powder too much. Change the burn rate. Maybe keeping it where your powder is stored is a better idea.

Modern powder coatings are virtually waterproof...it takes a long time for it to break down.
Have put recovered powder over my lawn and it took months to start to break down with twice weekly watering.
I wouldn't worry too much over moisture in your powder.

Cheers.

Agreed! Why introduce a possibility of foreign object damage unnecessarily.

 

[338 dude]

If the place you're storing your powder has a temperature fluctuation so great that you think you need a desiccant pack in your powder what you really need is to store your powder elsewhere

 

[Dosh]

Definitely overkill and could harm powder. Tightly sealed and stored in reasonably constant temps, powders will last a very long time.

 

[LVJ76]

I have silica packs where I store my powder, primers and ammo, but NOT inside in the powder canisters. If you control the moisture and temperature where you store your powder and primers you are good to go.

I have a jug of IMR-4064 from 2012 that shoots like new.

 

[LVJ76]

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[Dosh]

Modern powder coatings are virtually waterproof...it takes a long time for it to break down.
Have put recovered powder over my lawn and it took months to start to break down with twice weekly watering.
I wouldn't worry too much over moisture in your powder.

Cheers.

MM, I read nitro-cellulose powders were great fertilizer. Pulled 450 22-250 bullets and dumped the powder on the lawn. Died in a few days!

 

[General RE LEE]

MM, I read nitro-cellulose powders were great fertilizer. Pulled 450 22-250 bullets and dumped the powder on the lawn. Died in a few days!

Hahahaha oh well

 

[crystalgayleguy]

MM, I read nitro-cellulose powders were great fertilizer. Pulled 450 22-250 bullets and dumped the powder on the lawn. Died in a few days!

I threw some bad vv140 away on the yard you could see exactly where I threw the grass was a dark green and taller

 

[joseph singleton]

I threw some bad vv140 away on the yard you could see exactly where I threw the grass was a dark green and taller

I needed that,,dang it