Powder RE packaging

[Tumbledown]

Please explain. Glass doesn't promote static like plastic can, have I been missing something?

Really??

Put a glass jar full of BP in a fire and tell us what happens.

 

[Tumbledown]

Please elaborate, while looking at these GLASS flasks.

And there's a good reason you don't see it used today.

Glow in the dark watch faces used radioactive materials, too. Doesn't mean it was a smart thing to do.

 

[Greg Y]

Well....call buffalo and suggest they stop selling these.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Back in the 70s we had a serious bp shortage. I was able to buy a couple 50 lb kegs of an unknown brand made in Scotland. I took them home and repackaged into 1 lb. freezer boxes. These were cardboard with plastic liners. I resold these in my shop with no problems.

 

[smokepolehall]

If you have any desiccant packs use them in your opened powder containers.

 

[Rob M.]

There is a reason that powder is not packaged in glass containers.

Yes , there is a reason ...plastic is cheaper and doesnt break if dropped . Glass is just fine ....just dont drop it . ...it'll break or crack ....but not explode

 

[wiscoaster]

Really??

Put a glass jar full of BP in a fire and tell us what happens.

Put a plastic bottle of BP in a fire and see what happens.

 

[Ohio Rusty]

I had that problem with some cans I had stored. The cans were rusted so badly I was afraid the rust would poke through and let moisture into the powder. A wide mouth pint canning jar will hold a pound of black powder. I transferred my powder to canning jars, labelled them and put a little moisture absorbing packet in each jar just in case any moisture did seep in. The perfect solution.
Ohio Rusty ><>

 

[LME]

Please elaborate, while looking at these GLASS flasks.

People made mistakes wayback when. It is how they learn what they can and cannot do? I actually believe the main reason they don't package powder in glass containers is if you were to accidentally drop one and it shattered. it is highly lkely you are around things that would set it on fire and it would be in places you might not be able to remove it from before a fire was started?

 

[Mikekj]

Really??

Put a glass jar full of BP in a fire and tell us what happens.

The same thing that will happen if you put plastic, metal, or wooden kegs of powder.

 

[LME]

The same thing that will happen if you put plastic, metal, or wooden kegs of powder.

You missed my point? I was talking about dropping the glass container and it bursting scattering powder all over the place. In my shop there is to much of a chance of starting a fire with everything I have going on in the shop. I also think it is a government requirement on how to package gun powder.

 

[Desert Dawg]

Mason jars are the old reliable.

I thought those were drinking glasses

 

[French Colonial]

I wouldn't choose glass for horseback....but it serves me well in my reloading room. I'd be more nervous about static (which I am not) in plastic than glass randomly breaking.

Static electricity will not set off BP, proven many times.

Google it.

 

[Greg Y]

I thought those were drinking glasses

They're universal soldiers. They hold drinks, paint, bp...apparently bombs and if you cook it long enough and hot enough....even masons.

 

[LME]

I thought those were drinking glasses

I found some mason jars with handles on them and bought several. I like to drink Ice tea using them. My friends got a good laugh out of it.

 

[sheriff john]

I've black powder in two cans older than the Model "T", also DuPont powder in cans from the 1960's. Black powder in my experience is really not the problem several types of smokeless powders have presented.

Whatever you use and whatever you use, be sure to physically examine what you have from time-to-time. I've smokeless rusted through from the inside of unopened cans (2400) and a "Comet Cleanser" dispenser that basically changed chemically to the point when I picked it up, the whole thing crumbled - british military powder from ammo I pulled the bullets from.

 

[Powder Flask Collector]

https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/muzzleloadingforum/data/attach/264/264548-IMG-0018.jpeg


Powder flasks and powder horns made of glass are extremely rare to find. Thank you for showing.


However, I doubt that glass powder flasks were ever used to store black powder. The well-known disadvantages of glass, such as weight and sensitivity to breakage, speak against it. Various authors have suggested that powder flasks or powder horns made of glass were used for decorative purposes. They maybe have contained liquors, snuff or food, salt or pepper


https://www.cmog.org/article/powder-horn-features-glassblower
https://oldsouthjerseyglass.com/product_details/MTA1NA==


https://www.ebay.com/itm/352609529149

 

[Powder Flask Collector]

See also

https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=70125.0

 

[Walkin Stick]

Don't store powder in some random plastic container!!! Most plastics are very good at holding a static electric charge. All of a sudden you have a nice little bomb. The containers that powder comes in from manufacturers are made of a type of plastic that is designed to be anti static. Plastic containers originally used to for powder or some other explosive will be fine.

These I’m intending to use are empty Accurate powder cans. Should be fine. I’ve taken detailed pictures of the Goex cans, printed them off on card stock to be clear taped as labels on the new cans.

 

[Walkin Stick]

Put a plastic bottle of BP in a fire and see what happens.

Just a big whoosh! No explosion. It’s got to be under pressure to explode.