Disposing of powder when you die.
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Great fertilizer.. your flowers will look real good.
I just picked up several cans of such powder. It was all H4831 other than three larger cans that were labeled only 4831. The labels were the same as some of the stuff I still have from the late sixties. It looks good, smells good and goes bang with very good consistent velocities.
As long as the containers are fine, sell it or give it to someone that can use it. If you aren't going to use it yourself OP please don't open the sealed cans.
I know, some people just can't contain themselves from doing so. There was a fellow in Chilliwack that had to open ever box of ammo he picked up and got his pee pee smacked by one of the vendors when he insisted on opening one of the new containers of powder on his table. I heard it happened to him on more than one table.
Opened cans should be able to be inspected for rust or strong smell. It has been my experience that if a sealed can looks normal with no swelling the powder inside is fine. Swollen or damaged cans aren't even considered to acquire.
By the way, I have no idea what you call a 20 year supply. For many here that would be a couple of pounds for some that would have to be several hundred pounds.
As long as the containers are fine, sell it or give it to someone that can use it. If you aren't going to use it yourself OP please don't open the sealed cans.
I know, some people just can't contain themselves from doing so. There was a fellow in Chilliwack that had to open ever box of ammo he picked up and got his pee pee smacked by one of the vendors when he insisted on opening one of the new containers of powder on his table. I heard it happened to him on more than one table.
Opened cans should be able to be inspected for rust or strong smell. It has been my experience that if a sealed can looks normal with no swelling the powder inside is fine. Swollen or damaged cans aren't even considered to acquire.
By the way, I have no idea what you call a 20 year supply. For many here that would be a couple of pounds for some that would have to be several hundred pounds.
inthehizzy
CGN frequent flyer
A neighbour, as I know it, passed away and was an active shotgun/skeet shooter & reloader. As I wasn't a shooter at the time, the recently deceased was a former LEO, the wife contacted the local police dept. and they arrived promptly in a specialty truck, with blowout panels, and took away 20 lbs. of powder, projectiles and other misc. reloading items destined for destruction. Shame.
I may have to google it again, but I'm not too sure that someone with a 20 year supply of gun powder, can be considered a FUDD?? Aren't those really, kind of at opposite ends of the spectrum?
Hotwheels81
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- Location
- South of GP
A 20yr supply would be approx 500lb's for me... Figuring on inflation and supply/demand... $65lb x 500lb's would be over $30,000 in powder... I'm not shocked by that figure I'm more motivated to start on my stockpile before I have to pay anywhere near $65 a pound :-D
