One of my mentors has been shooting and reloading for more than 60 years and he swears by keeping bp in a unplugged refridgerator , he's never had a problem with it .For years I kept mine in the room that I do my reloading and I noticed that in the summer the powder got pretty warm , that room gets hot enough to melt a candle on a shelf . Recently I built a new gun room outside of my house and put all of my powder in a spare fridge (not running) and everytime I've checked it it's always room temperature between 70 to 80 degrees even when it's 107 like it was outside today .This room is insulated also I'm so satisfied with this that I put several boxes of reloads in the frifge along with all of my primers .I don't expect to have any problems with fire in this new gun room but if I do at least it's not in my house any more
Powder in the fridge
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Dawg,
Personally I keep mine in a small upright
box freezer I got at a yard sale for $20.
Striped of the electrical stuff and clearly
marked with an 'Explosive Material'sign,sits
in an outside shed about 30 feet from my housing.
I make it a point to not have over 20# in the box
at any time.It works for me. I will say there has
been a time or two that there were 50# plus for
a day or two,but that always took care of itself.
snake-eyes:hmm:
Personally I keep mine in a small upright
box freezer I got at a yard sale for $20.
Striped of the electrical stuff and clearly
marked with an 'Explosive Material'sign,sits
in an outside shed about 30 feet from my housing.
I make it a point to not have over 20# in the box
at any time.It works for me. I will say there has
been a time or two that there were 50# plus for
a day or two,but that always took care of itself.
snake-eyes:hmm:
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This reminds me of the TV crew that was doing on the street interviews before the Millenium. The talking face approached a man wearing bib overalls, a straw hat, and work boots, and asked him, " What do you think is the most important invention or achievement in the 20 th century? "
The man thought for a moment, and answered: " The Thermos bottle. "
Taken aback, the announcer didn't know whether to laugh or scream or cry. He stammered, " The thermos bottle???? Why would you think the thermos bottle is so much more important to mankind's progress, than, say, the micro-processing chip?"
The man looked at the announcer, and said, "
Well, it keeps cold things cold, and hot things hot!!"
The announcer, now regaining his composure, admitted that was so, but still wanted to know why that was so important?
The man answered: " How does the thermos bottle know which is which?"
:rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :blah: :thumbsup:
The man thought for a moment, and answered: " The Thermos bottle. "
Taken aback, the announcer didn't know whether to laugh or scream or cry. He stammered, " The thermos bottle???? Why would you think the thermos bottle is so much more important to mankind's progress, than, say, the micro-processing chip?"
The man looked at the announcer, and said, "
Well, it keeps cold things cold, and hot things hot!!"
The announcer, now regaining his composure, admitted that was so, but still wanted to know why that was so important?
The man answered: " How does the thermos bottle know which is which?"
:rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :blah: :thumbsup:
50cal.cliff
58 Cal.
Paul that's hilarious! :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :surrender: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:
Well here is an answer!
Powder from the Civil War still shoots well!
Private! Get me that powder from the ice box :grin:
Powder from the Civil War still shoots well!
Private! Get me that powder from the ice box :grin:
