Where do you store your powder?

[GreenCheek44]

Is there a "best practice" for storing bp? I just keep it in my gun safe.

 

[dave951]

Is there a "best practice" for storing bp? I just keep it in my gun safe.

Are you familiar with the concept of a "pipe bomb"? There's a reason modern magazines are designed to fail in a safe direction in case of ignition. Powder develops it's power through containment. I store mine on a shelf in a cool, dry place that isn't "contained".

 

[hanshi]

Anywhere that's not damp or near open flame is sorta "etched in stone", so to speak.

 

[GreenCheek44]

Are you familiar with the concept of a "pipe bomb"? There's a reason modern magazines are designed to fail in a safe direction in case of ignition. Powder develops it's power through containment. I store mine on a shelf in a cool, dry place that isn't "contained".

roger that! taken care of. Thanks or taking it easy on me

 

[Sidney Smith]

Same here. Mine is stored on a shelf in my work room. Its cool, dry, and right whete I can easily access it.

 

[tenngun]

Mine

 

[Greg Blackburn]

Cool dry place.

 

[Bob McBride]

I do it like the Corps taught me. In a wooden box, in larger wooden box in a cool dry place away from the burn barrels. Gunny Sergeants can be convincing.

 

[Ames]

Hey Tenngun. Is that Elephant powder on the left?

 

[yonderin]

Long term - in the original containers in a cool dry place.

Short term - in the barrel.

 

[Ames]

Long term. Next to my oatmeal and cornflakes. Let the burglars figure THAT one out!

 

[tenngun]

Hey Tenngun. Is that Elephant powder on the left?

Yup still have about four pounds left.... but wors is the make believe powder in the lower shelve

 

[MC One Shot]

I store mine in the original manufacturers boxes then in a wooden box. I keep one in the shop in the far corner under the shelf on the floor where it is cool and at least 25' from any sparks or heat heat source. I have another wooden box I keep in the barn.

 

[LME]

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I am going to make my wife look at these pictures! She thinks I over do it? I don't have half as much as you do and she complains? LOL!

 

[Okie Hog]

Cool dry place.

Works for me.

 

[Carl in France]

In the manufacturers container each of which is in a segmented woden box out in the converted piggery in the garden.
I wonder about the sanity of those storing explosives in their house!

 

[toot]

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are those old cans of ELEPHANT POWDER peeking out at us? maybe not, just curious. either way it is a very functional set up that you have. thanks for sharing it with us.

 

[tenngun]

No, I have about four pounds left still. I mix it one part in four with GO and am happy with it.
I swab between sots so don’t have a fouling problem.

 

[coaster]

I keep my powder in an old inoperable upright freezer in a shed in the backyard 100 ft from the house.

 

[Eterry]

Keep mine in the original container in dry place. The cool part is hard to come by in Texas. Im not too concerned about it going up during house fire, i'll have bigger problems to worry about.