reloading in unheated shed

S

sid strait

New member
Rating - 100%
11   0   0
Location
north west of edmonton
I have my reloading set-up currently in unheated building , with the lumpy water season upon us ,has anyone reloaded ammunition with frozen components? I use mostly black-powder . If I have to bring components inside , am I correct in letting powder warm up in closed containers for a day or so before opening up to fresh warm air?
 
Black Powder Is Very Tricky EH

As above, BE 1000% careful with Blackpowder! It is very susceptible to friction and shaking it around in a powder flask at freezing temperatures and/or moving it in an out of unheated/heated buildings sets up that dynamic.
Read up in reloading manuals on the subject and/or refrain from a situation where an "accident could happen".
essentially it will "rain" inside any container brought into the heat due to the fact that any air inside it like a black powder container has been "super cooled". I have shot blackpowder revolvers lots and attended shoots where "weather conditions" caused problems.
If all else fails remember "Keep Your Powder DRY" advice from 1776 or so.
Consult with experts and read up on it eh! I am not in the former category but am a firm advocate of "Murphy's Law" and its amendment "Know What NOT to do". For example DONT DO THIS AS A SOLUTION"
i.e "Hey Wilma! Going down to the basement to dry out these black powder containers! Is the electric heat on"...etc etc...
 
Static Electricity At Lower Temperatures

The cold temperatures verus warm also sets up the "static electricity" dynamic. All in all with blackpowder is it is a physics experiment in motion iF you decide to hustle back and forth from heated to unheated buildings or vice versa.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom