Black Powder Substitute Storage

[Tarl]

Are the requirements to store Black Powder substitutes (Triple 777, Pyrodex, American Pioneer) the same as the requirements for storage of real Black Powder?

 

[Goldenlakepete]

According to the CSSA website: "there is no distinction between black powder and smokeless powder".

 

[Skinny 1950]

For domestic use the regs. are the same,for a business unfortunately Black Powder is considered an "Explosive" and the regulations require special storage ie: expensive for the shopkeeper...that is why it is a pain in the #$% to get.

 

[Tarl]

Thanks for the replies but I'm still a bit fuzzy on this. If real smokeless powder, black powder and substitutes are treated the same for domestic use....does this mean they can be stored just like any other ammunition as covered by the firearms regulations or do the storage guidelines specified in the explosives act come into play? (ie; in a suitable locked container)

 

[Goldenlakepete]

Yes, Powder has to be stored in a "suitable Locked container".

www.cdnshootingsports.org/legal_info_for_reloaders.html

 

[antiqueguy]

I have my real black and smokeless in ammo cans. subs get "stored" in the garden

 

[bushwhacker]

http://www.cdnshootingsports.org/2013/12/Explosives_Act_-_Handloading_and_Ammunition.pdf
This is the full listing of the new explosives act.