Safely Storing Black Powder

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Bob McBride

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Let's see your black powder storage solution. Perhaps new folks, and there do seem to be a lot lately, will likely be concerned about how to do it safely, and can get some ideas from everyone's method. Here's mine:

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The best way to store black powder can be found on the back of Goex and Swiss containers.

It is shipped from the manufacturer in a nice heavy card board box.
 
On the back of my Swiss can: (And I paraphrase)

#1) Keep it in the can it came in.
#2) Don't store it floating in a barrel of gasoline.
#3) Store according to the law.
#4) 'Close the lid'.

Handy.

Any thoughts on where to put one's cardboard box full of explosives?
 
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As you might expect, there are very strict regulations in the UK about storing black powder. You end up with a box like this. Each section must hold no more than 1kg of powder and there must be 30% space between the top of the bottle of powder and the lid. The walls of the box are 18mm plywood and there has to be intumescent strip around the top. The local police inspect the box before you get a licence to purchase BP.
 

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I store mine in this wooden boot box in original containers or in plastic range boxes after seeing the box inside the box idea I might have to hammer out a few half-inch plywood boxes this weekend
 

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as Rudall say its very specific here but the health and safety executive did quite a lot of research and trials before deciding, going as far as building a small block built 'room' and sitting the various options on a small cooker to see which one lasted the longest and did the least damage. got to see the videos of the trials at Ordcon that year (Security Check Required). its a bit of a pain but you can see the logic.
 
This thread has gotten me thinking. I had the bright idea of pre-loading charges for my ROA by using small plastic tubes to save the time of measuring in the field. Now I'm wondering if I might be creating a hazard due to the possibility of static electricity, especially here in AZ with our low humidity. Any thoughts? Thanks.
 
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