powder stock question

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boombag13

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​hi all, just wondering if anyone else has heard rumours of an upcoming powder shortage, so if true i was wondering how much powder you guys would keep on hand to ride it out? if it helps i only reload 45acp
 
boombag13 said:
​hi all, just wondering if anyone else has heard rumours of an upcoming powder shortage, so if true i was wondering how much powder you guys would keep on hand to ride it out? if it helps i only reload 45acp
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It started 1 year ago :)

Plan for cycles of 5 years of lack of supply and/or price inflation until both fronts settle. Buy cheap and bulk when you can. If you aren't ahead buy now anyways in case supply tightens.
Review your shooting volumes, then double, then plan ahead for multiple years. Keep it stored correct and it wont go bad.
 
Upcoming? That's a good one. LMAO

I scored 14lbs of 4831SC and 8lbs of Varget from a fellow shooter in a group buy. He cleaned out the supplier the day it arrived.
 
The last time I bought Alliant Bluedot was around 18 months ago. Haven't been able to find any since.
Couldn't get H4895 for over 6 months so switched to Benchmark for a time. Now I use both since I found out some of my rifles I was using H4895 in actually prefer Benchmark.

I recently reached the storage limit for a private residence and that's enough for me for maybe 3-5 years. No way I could have 10 years worth of powder under the current regulations. 10kg/22lbs is reached pretty quick.

I know if I load it in cases it doesn't count towards the weight limit but I largely reload on demand, I don't stockpile completed reloads. I suppose I could stockpile a few hundred to couple thousand of my favourite loads in order to get more powder for my cabinet.
 
boombag13 said:
guess i've been lucky, have a harder time finding primers than powder
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Both are up and down. There was a period where it was very difficult to find any small rifle primers. At the moment it seems everyone in Ottawa is sold out of large pistol primers.
I still can't often find my preferred CCI LR standard primers. I have switched out all my cast bullet reload to Winchester LR magnum since any pressure increases wont matter when I'm already so far below max. Saving my CCI LR for my more picky rifles but I may have to develop new load with the Win mag primers as that's all I've been able to find for several months.
 
LUTNIT said:
I recently reached the storage limit for a private residence and that's enough for me for maybe 3-5 years. No way I could have 10 years worth of powder under the current regulations. 10kg/22lbs is reached pretty quick.
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Just FYI the regulations changed recently. From Natural Resources Canada Website:

Storage for Use
Dwelling
A person may acquire and store up to 5 kilogram gross mass of smokeless powder for use in an attached dwelling if the containers are greater than 1 kilogram gross mass.

A person may acquire and store up to 20 kilograms gross mass of smokeless powder for use in an attached dwelling if the containers are less than or equal to 1 kilogram gross mass.

A person may acquire and store up to 25 kilograms gross mass of smokeless powder for use in a detached dwelling or a storage unit attached to a detached dwelling. This value is inclusive of all the propellant powders at the dwelling.

When propellant powders, percussion caps or black power cartouches are stored in a dwelling:

they must be stored away from flammable substances and sources of ignition. People not authorized by the user must not be given unlimited access to the propellant powder, percussion caps or black powder cartouches.
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Basically you are up to the 20 or 25 kg amount (44 or 55pd) or, if you can use a locked storage unit in the yard somewhere, 75kg. And this is what they say now:

Storage Unit
A person may acquire and store up to 75 kilograms gross mass of smokeless powder for use in a storage unit.

When propellant powders, percussion caps or black powder cartouches are stored in a storage unit:

the storage unit must be located in a dry place, away from flammable substances and sources of ignition;
the storage unit must be constructed and maintained to prevent unauthorized access and to protect the contents from weather;
if the storage unit is a container, it must not impede exit in case of fire;
if the storage unit is not a container, all exits must be kept unobstructed;
any shelving in the storage unit must be made from a non- sparking material (for example, wood or painted metal);
nothing other than small arms cartridges may be stored with the propellant powder, percussion caps or black powder cartouches;
propellant powder, percussion caps, small arms cartridges and black powder cartouches must be stored separately from one another (for example, on different shelves or separated by a wooden barrier);
the storage unit must be attended when it is unlocked;
the storage unit must be kept clean, dry, organized and free of grit;
any spill, leakage or other contamination in the storage unit must be cleaned up immediately;
precautions that minimize the likelihood of fire in or near the storage unit must be taken; and
a sign that displays the words “Danger — Fire Hazard/Risque d’incendie” in letters at least 10 cm high and that prohibits smoking using letters, or a symbol, at least 10 cm high must be posted on the storage unit in a clearly visible location.
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So now.... We can horde our little arses off!!
 
Thanks for that. So at my current residence I'm limited to 20kg (not detached).
My garage has a leaky floor (water seeps up from the cracks when it rains) so I guess that's out as I can't reasonably keep it dry :(
Damn living on reclaimed swamp with water issues...

So I can store double what I thought I could. Time to buy more powder ;)
 
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