Is there limits to how much components one can store at one time?
Quantities held
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The only components that are regulated are powder and primers.
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/mms/explosif/pdf/bull8_e.pdf
In general, less than 10kg of powder and up to 75kg in a separate "magazine" and a "reasonable" number of primers. There are however requirements for storage, see link above.
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/mms/explosif/pdf/bull8_e.pdf
In general, less than 10kg of powder and up to 75kg in a separate "magazine" and a "reasonable" number of primers. There are however requirements for storage, see link above.
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PERCUSSION CAPS (PRIMERS):
STORAGE AND POSSESSION
POSSESSION FOR OWN USE
23 A reasonable number of percussion caps (primers) for one's own use, and not for sale, may be kept
on residential or other property, out of reach of children and away from heat and substances of a
flammable nature. Such storage must be separated from propellant storage in a locked container or
receptacle marked “EXPLOSIVES.” No federal licence or permit to possess is required for such
storage.
Who determines whether what you have stored is a "reasonable number"?
STORAGE AND POSSESSION OF PROPELLANT POWDERS
POSSESSION AND PERSONAL USE
17. Propellants not exceeding 10 kg in their approved canisters, caddies and kegs may be stored on
residential property, providing they are in a locked substantial magazine that is kept clean and used
exclusively for propellants. No federal licence or possession permit is required for this type of storage.
The outside of the magazine must be marked with the word “EXPLOSIVE.” No flammable or highly
combustible material may be stored in or near the magazine.
18. Propellants not exceeding 75 kg in their approved canisters, caddies and kegs must be kept in a
locked magazine located at safe distances from living quarters and dwellings, and from public
thoroughfares such as streets and alleys. No federal licence or possession permit is required for this type
of storage. The magazine, either a building or receptacle, must be marked on the outside with the word
"EXPLOSIVES" in letters of appropriate size in a manner that does not attract undue attention. No
flammable or highly combustible materials may be stored in or near the magazine.
NOTE: Total storage of explosives under paragraphs 17 and 18 must not exceed 75 kg.
STORAGE AND POSSESSION
POSSESSION FOR OWN USE
23 A reasonable number of percussion caps (primers) for one's own use, and not for sale, may be kept
on residential or other property, out of reach of children and away from heat and substances of a
flammable nature. Such storage must be separated from propellant storage in a locked container or
receptacle marked “EXPLOSIVES.” No federal licence or permit to possess is required for such
storage.
Who determines whether what you have stored is a "reasonable number"?
STORAGE AND POSSESSION OF PROPELLANT POWDERS
POSSESSION AND PERSONAL USE
17. Propellants not exceeding 10 kg in their approved canisters, caddies and kegs may be stored on
residential property, providing they are in a locked substantial magazine that is kept clean and used
exclusively for propellants. No federal licence or possession permit is required for this type of storage.
The outside of the magazine must be marked with the word “EXPLOSIVE.” No flammable or highly
combustible material may be stored in or near the magazine.
18. Propellants not exceeding 75 kg in their approved canisters, caddies and kegs must be kept in a
locked magazine located at safe distances from living quarters and dwellings, and from public
thoroughfares such as streets and alleys. No federal licence or possession permit is required for this type
of storage. The magazine, either a building or receptacle, must be marked on the outside with the word
"EXPLOSIVES" in letters of appropriate size in a manner that does not attract undue attention. No
flammable or highly combustible materials may be stored in or near the magazine.
NOTE: Total storage of explosives under paragraphs 17 and 18 must not exceed 75 kg.
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blacksmithden
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
With the availability of Federal 215 primers lately, if you can latch onto 50,000 of them, that's reasonable to me. You might have enough to keep you going until the next shipment comes in.
who's selling them? I was just about to put up a thread about primer purchasing.
blacksmithden
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
I got my last two boxes of 1000 at Wholesale in Edmonton.
Pudelpointer
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Oh, I just love that one! Mark it with "explosives" but not so that it causes "undue attention", only a bureaucrat would write such ambiguous BS. I love rules that are designed to keep criminals safe, makes me feel warm and fuzzy.
Can anyone explain what the Quantity/Distance table in bull8_e.pdf refers to? 25 meters from dwellings and roadways for domestic stores of primers and powder seems a little excessive, given that Quantity/Distances tables for class HD1.5 starts at 5-10 meters (as I recall from years ago working with actual explosives)
Edited to say my experience with explosives is limited to sailing in the N. Atlantic with 8,000-10,000 kgs of Tovex and primers in a steel container welded to the deck of a research ship back in the days when the cod were plentiful and women were double-breasted (we were doing seismology--not fishing, necessarily).
Edited to say my experience with explosives is limited to sailing in the N. Atlantic with 8,000-10,000 kgs of Tovex and primers in a steel container welded to the deck of a research ship back in the days when the cod were plentiful and women were double-breasted (we were doing seismology--not fishing, necessarily).
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