"Suitable Containers" for powder and primers?

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Edgey

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Hello all,

I'm gearing up to start reloading 45 acp, I've done my research on presses, I've read manuals etc, and I'm still curious about something. After reviewing the reg's on safe storage of powders and primers, it seems I need 2 (one each for primers and powders) lockable boxes of 3/4" wood with no ferrous fasteners. Is this really required or am I reading this (see link) wrong? If it is required, is anyone aware of a place to buy boxes like this? I'm not much for woodworking.

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http://www.cdnshootingsports.org/legal_info_for_reloaders.html
 
Not hard to build either - some pine shelving board, a saw & router, drill some holes for dowels and throw in some white glue and a brass hinge. An easy weekend project.
 
mwjones said:
On a shelf out in the open? That's asking for your entire neighbourhood to explode :eek::eek::eek:
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I agree. :) Everyone should be forced by law to have at least 2 home made wooden boxes cluttering up their homes.

Especially if they do not reload. Just so they know what it feels like. :D
 
From the responses it seems I would not be too far from the norm if I put a lock on a cupboard in the garage and dedicate it to my powder keg until I come up with something better.

Thanks all
 
Lol the regulations make me laugh, your not supposed to store ammo in a tightly sealed container but its okay to do so with powder/primers. We had a guy accidently mix his .410 powder into a container of red dot at the gun club. For ####s I took the unusable powder and did an experiment. 1 pound in its original plastic container beside a fire and 1 pound in a locked box on fire. The pound in the box exploded, while the pound in the plastic container melted and caught fire acting like a flame thrower. Do what you want with your powder and primers and I will choose the safer route.
 
Edgey said:
From the responses it seems I would not be too far from the norm if I put a lock on a cupboard in the garage and dedicate it to my powder keg until I come up with something better.

Thanks all
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The garage is the worst place possible to store perishable primers and powder - next to your tin back garden shed.

Store ammo like fine wine: cool, dry, dark and with few temperature variations.

All good CGN'ers have a dedicated cabinet or cupboard for their consumables. I've had various clothes closets, steel two-door cabinets and now a small room with a padlock on the door. Original powder containers are best. Labelled or tagged military surplus ammo cans work well to store loaded ammo, or primed cases, etc. And they stack nicely.
 
The way I read the regulations, you can get by with one box with a good dividing partition between powder and primers.

There is more to it, of course. EXPLOSIVES written on the outside and so forth. http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/C.R.C.,_c._599/page-31.html

Where to get suitable containers is an issue. I built mine. Perhaps you have a buddy with a saw - it doesn't have to be pretty.

What Maple Leaf Eh said about cool and dry storage conditions vs garage temperature swings is absolutely correct.
 
mwjones said:
How about a shed out back emblazoned EXPLOSIVES.
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Provided it meets all other requirements, yes, it would be legal. As noted however, it probably is not the best place to store ammo or components. Plus which, it would need to be used only for ammo storage.

Cold will generally not damage ammo, but heat definitely can. If you are serious about doing that, you'd be wise to consider an air conditioned shed. Simpler, unless you have buckets of bullets, to keep it all in the basement. The conditions there (assuming it's not really damp) are much better.
 
One problem I found when trying to comply was that its really hard to find any brass hardware. The "brass" hinges, screws and hasps you will find in most hardware stores are actually just plated steel so not compliant with the regs.
 
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