I thought I might share this. While most know this, I still found it informational. I just wish I could afford VV Powder
https://www.vihtavuori.com/powders/storage-of-powders/?fbclid=IwAR2i0DkoIOIVZUWezhrG9-Q5uTI0_XY3pES_hdNulf6XbhWPuch29CdNmT8
Ghost wrote:So I'm not supposed to store it on the mantle above the fireplace?
grimbeaver wrote:It's been on my to-do list for a while to build a storage cabinet / trunk of some sorts that would have some amount of fire containment. Question is for the quantity of powder that I have what would it take to actually contain that to some extent.
Sorcerer wrote:grimbeaver wrote:It's been on my to-do list for a while to build a storage cabinet / trunk of some sorts that would have some amount of fire containment. Question is for the quantity of powder that I have what would it take to actually contain that to some extent.
Wouldn’t “containment” actually make matters worse? Wouldn’t, a flash ignition be safer than a compressed ignition? I’m thinking of a round fired from a firearm as opposed to a round cooked off in a fire or high heat.
grimbeaver wrote:It's been on my to-do list for a while to build a storage cabinet / trunk of some sorts that would have some amount of fire containment. Question is for the quantity of powder that I have what would it take to actually contain that to some extent.
BigDog58 wrote:Here's a link to a pretty good pdf file that covers the "requirements". If this doesn't help, try a search on "Storing Smokeless Powder" and it will give you more info
https://saami.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Info-Doc-Smokeless-Powder.pdf
This link also has the details of smokeless powder storage
http://www.alliantpowder.com/getting_started/safety/storage_handling.aspx#consider
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