What do you store your powder and primers in?

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I need some ideas for primer and powder storage. Anyone want to post pics of theirs?

I know the regs say that the magazine SHOULD be made of plywood with brass hardware, but this doesn't mean it has to be. Does anyone use a toolbox or similar portable container for storage? Ammo can?
 
I store mine in an old filing cabinet. The kind with the flip door on the front and the drawer for the files. Kind of nice, actually. I can flip it open and pull the drawer out to get to powders at the back without emptying out the front part. I use the top drawer for dies and such, powder and primers in the middle one and brass in the bottom.

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i had the same question recently , so i did the usual thing and called the gov't and asked , and the answer i got was that no it did not absolutely have to be in plywood, but yes it had to be in a non-airtight container, and it was supposed to be in something that wouldn't end up being shrapnel if it blew, and in same breath was told that powder can't blow so long as it's not in an airtight container. They also said they would prefer that it could blow a side out if something did happen. and that was about it. I have mine in an old electrical panel box which is 2 feet by 30 " by nine inches deep , i have 1 inch holes in certain spots and i have a thin steel door with hinges riveted in and same with lock hasp. not even close to airtight, was checked by rcmp about 4 months ago and they were happy with my setup :)
 
The military ammo cans are made to release pressure instead of blowing up right? I figure it's the right size for primers, and I have a ton of cans lying around.
 
I had a custom made vault made entirely of brass, with specially designed crumple zones, in case of explosion.


Seriously though
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I'll have to put it away better in a couple years, once Josée is moving around the house. But for now, where we leave her, is where we'll find her. I figure the 2 half full 1 lb containers aren't hurting anyone where they are, and the primers are on the shelf under the press. It's a mess, but I could find anything in there in the dark, so it works for now.
 
Powder is stored in a cool dry location in my basement in plywood boxes, in the original 8lb containers. Primers, all 50K of them are all stored in .50 ammo cans. I have a small concrete room away from the furnace and any other source of ignition that is perfect for all my heavy and bulky reloading stuff. I stick a dehumidifier in the room and it stays dry as a bone year round.

This has been my method for the last ten years and has worked great, easy to access, yet out of the way and secure and properly stored. Perfect.

All this talk about powder and primers......think I should order/hoard some more.....
 
curtmg said:
I had a custom made vault made entirely of brass, with specially designed crumple zones, in case of explosion.


Seriously though
DSC01354.jpg


I'll have to put it away better in a couple years, once Josée is moving around the house. But for now, where we leave her, is where we'll find her. I figure the 2 half full 1 lb containers aren't hurting anyone where they are, and the primers are on the shelf under the press. It's a mess, but I could find anything in there in the dark, so it works for now.
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How did you get a pic of the inside of my garage?!?!?!?!!? :D
 
Is that really how you store your powder and primers ?:eek: I ask because , let me give you a friendly piece of advice, clean it up and don't ever let anyone see that, if you have more than 10 guns and they do one of their "inspections" that alone would cost you your guns and pal ! If anyone ever called it in , same result , bye bye guns. Plus you may even reap yourself a charge of unsafe storage of explosives
Seriously , clean it up and store it properly, you are risking all of your "toys" plus charges etc...
 
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