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Primer and powder storage
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<blockquote data-quote="Hugnot" data-source="post: 2012680" data-attributes="member: 115658"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://saami.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Info-Doc-Primers.pdf[/URL]</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://saami.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Info-Doc-Smokeless-Powder.pdf[/URL]</p><p></p><p>The smokeless powder & primers need to be treated with respect. The links above specify storage requirements.</p><p></p><p>Use common sense - don't create some pressure bomb by powder & primer storage in sealed containers - gun safes, refrigerators (steel doors with rubber gaskets). I store my powder and primers in heavy wood boxes made using 2X lumber having some normal ventilation. In addition the boxes are lined with 1/2 inch sheet rock. The idea is to provide an insulated barrier to protect the contents from heat in the event of fire yet allow some normal and continuous ventilation.</p><p></p><p>Powder deteriorates with age and temperature so keep it cool & dry. Storage in some uninsulated garage that gets over 100* in August is not a good move. Corrosive and explosive gasses are a product of the deterioration. Various stabilizers are added to the powder to slow the rate of deterioration. I have seen the insides of steel containers that were rusty from powder storage of sealed plastic containers.</p><p></p><p>My stash of good stuff is contained in my wood vaults that are concealed in my reloading room and secured to wall framing by chain & pad locks.</p><p></p><p>Keep the primers & powder separate. There is some evidence that smokeless powder may detonate rather than combust under certain conditions and confinement is not a requirement for an explosion. Detonation might occur upon high temperatures and presence of moderate velocity shock waves like a combination of fire and primer explosions or explosions from propane propellants in aerosol gun cleaning sprays. Explosions are real nasty having shock waves in the 20,000 fps range.</p><p></p><p>Theft of large amounts of smokeless powder for various criminal and destructive purposes is a real possibility.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hugnot, post: 2012680, member: 115658"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://saami.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Info-Doc-Primers.pdf[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://saami.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Info-Doc-Smokeless-Powder.pdf[/URL] The smokeless powder & primers need to be treated with respect. The links above specify storage requirements. Use common sense - don't create some pressure bomb by powder & primer storage in sealed containers - gun safes, refrigerators (steel doors with rubber gaskets). I store my powder and primers in heavy wood boxes made using 2X lumber having some normal ventilation. In addition the boxes are lined with 1/2 inch sheet rock. The idea is to provide an insulated barrier to protect the contents from heat in the event of fire yet allow some normal and continuous ventilation. Powder deteriorates with age and temperature so keep it cool & dry. Storage in some uninsulated garage that gets over 100* in August is not a good move. Corrosive and explosive gasses are a product of the deterioration. Various stabilizers are added to the powder to slow the rate of deterioration. I have seen the insides of steel containers that were rusty from powder storage of sealed plastic containers. My stash of good stuff is contained in my wood vaults that are concealed in my reloading room and secured to wall framing by chain & pad locks. Keep the primers & powder separate. There is some evidence that smokeless powder may detonate rather than combust under certain conditions and confinement is not a requirement for an explosion. Detonation might occur upon high temperatures and presence of moderate velocity shock waves like a combination of fire and primer explosions or explosions from propane propellants in aerosol gun cleaning sprays. Explosions are real nasty having shock waves in the 20,000 fps range. Theft of large amounts of smokeless powder for various criminal and destructive purposes is a real possibility. [/QUOTE]
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