I couldn't sleep last night. I already had the wood cut for a new powder and primer storage box about three months ago. LOL I constructed it with only wood, glue and brass. No sparks possible. Was fun to finally finish it.....
Couldn't Sleep Last Night....New powder/primer storage..
- Thread starter cbabes
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- Sudbury, On
You're low on supplies. Better get hoarding. 
blaser.306
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- Saskatoon , Sask
Cute it's like a storage container only smaller! Looks like a nice job . A little terrified to build mine , Or maybe two !
blacksmithden
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Nice job. I'd love to build one, but I don't feel like spending $100 on plywood to make it big enough. WHO SAID HOARDING !!!
M12shooter
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- East St. Paul, mb
Still keep my powder under my loading bench on a shelf. Maybe i should change that!
Nice job. I'd love to build one, but I don't feel like spending $100 on plywood to make it big enough. WHO SAID HOARDING !!!
This is actually my tenth box of the same size!....................
Just joking. I haven't been reloading for too long. Just 9mm and .45 so far. Just bought a hunting rifle so looks like I will be filling up my box quickly.
That is the recommendation from the CSSA(actually 3/4")....
The storage of gun powder is regulated by the explosives act, r.S.C. 1990. you may keep a maximum of 12 kg. In a dwelling if it in a suitable container. this is specified to be a box of 3/4 inch thick wood, no ferrous fittings (use brass, bronze, or glue), be locked and labelled aexplosives@. only 2 kg. Can be out of the box at any one time to be used. this means that when you are finished reloading you must return the unused powder to the locked box. the ministry of energy mines and resources recommends that anyone who contravenes this be charged under the criminal code with unsafe storage of ammunition. to the ministry there is no distinction between black powder and smokeless powder. primers are to be similarly stored.
blacksmithden
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I can't see why could couldn't do it unless there is some wierd regulaton to do with building codes......but that would be REALLY splitting hairs. If you want it on the wall, mount it on the wall.
I had an old cedar trunk I was going to use but now that I see brass harware only that is out the window.
Does it have to be plywood or can it be any wood so long as 3/4" thick?
Thanks!
blacksmithden
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Oh man. I'm NOT the guy you want to ask that question. The powder magazine "building code" is a pet peeve of mine. If you use steel nails, have them hanging inside the box, have a package of primers (face up) open in the box or an open can of powder....THEN, you start throwing hard metal objects into the box, hitting the nails, causing a spark......well.....believe me....It's just better than you're removed from the gene pool anyway.
Build yourself a box. Make sure it won't hold hundreds of pounds of pressure that might cause a detonation..........just in case something did happen....which it won't, but there's no end to the paranoia some people have. Write the required "explosives" on the outside to impress your non-reloader friends (military looking stencils look really cool and will get more ooooos and ahhhhhhs than magic marker) and you're good to do.
Natural Resources Canada are not going to send an explosives cop over to you house to inspect the fasteners in your storage box...trust me on this. They have much better things to do than go snooping around a reloaders tiny stash of stuff. Unless you're doing something to attract attention to yourself (shooting at cars, robbing banks, dealing drugs...whatever) then you'll never have a visit from the police. 99.999999999999999999999% of the cops out there wouldn't know what they were looking at anyway, much less that you didn't use brass fasteners when you built the box.
The CFO is required to make an appointment before inspecting your firearms storage, and I'm pretty sure every pound of powder and every primer would magically find it's way into my neighbours garage before the appointment time.Don't get all hyped up about the whole storage box/powder magazine thing. Unless you have kids with busy fingers who like to play with fire, where's the problem ? Just don't pile a few thousand primers and 10 lbs of powder on top of your furnace to keep it dry (see the part about the gene pool again)
My stuff is on a shelving unit, away from heat, it's cool, and it's dry. The cans aren't contained so they'll just burn (as designed) if there ever was a fire. The room it's in is locked, and my kids show no interest in my "man cave" anyway. It's completely dark in there unless I'm in there, and there's usually sawdust all over the place.......and putting everything in a plywood box would help with safety.....how ??? Anybody who thinks I'd build a box and be worried about finding "brass hardware" to put it together is sadly mistaken.
Hey joe-nwt !!!!! We would like to hear your opinion on this subject !!!
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