storing powder in horn

[Keppy]

Santa brought me a powder horn. Was wondering if when your done shooting should you empty the powder out or is ok to story it in the horn?
Thanks Hacksaw

 

[Keppy]

Santa brought me a powder horn. Was wondering if when your done shooting should you empty the powder out or is ok to story it in the horn?
Thanks Hacksaw

 

[Legionair]

Always leave mine in the horn.

I have waxed the exterior and plug, and after long storage, I just give it a good shake to loosen everything up.

Our forefathers would have carried it that way untill it ran out.

I don't see a mountain man or longhunter emptying the horn and refilling it every day in the woods.... :youcrazy:

Legion

 

[boar]

Hacksaw Only time I empty mine is if I wont to change powder size. Horns are good for powder storage, keep out of sun, away from heat source. Only powder I had cake up was Clean Shot, It was a junk powder. Only bought one jar of it. Like Goex. I have a dozen horns or more, one for each Gun. Made most of them. Dilly

 

[Ridge]

My horns are always full.

As long as the horn is airtight it should be fine.

 

[Keppy]

The one I have, has the measure on it. Bet the mountain men would wonder what that is. :grin: Thanks Guys

 

[CrackStock]

Where do you intend to store your horn? Think about any spillage, focused sunlight, sparks or fire.

CS

 

[Bill41]

"Think about Storage"
I empty mine because I like to hang my horn and shooting bag on the wall for decoration. I also have kids that have freinds come over, so I don't want to give them a chance to experiment. :nono:

 

[Cherokee]

I have some powder that has been in my horn for 15 years. Still goes boom

 

[Rebel]

Man, you need to go shooting more often if you have powder in a horn that long. :grin:

 

[Norskie]

My horns hang over the fireplace with my guns, out of reach of little fingers. They are full, and maybe I'm an adrenaline junkie, but they ain't blowed up yet! Actually I recorded temps on the wall before I hung them up, and got nothing over 90 degrees, much less the 450 it takes to ignite BP.

 

[Cherokee]

It was due to the fact I gave away my only blackpowder pistol at the time.
I gave it to a good friend who out of the blue one day did me a favor for no reason so I repaid him.

 

[Russianblood]

I have some powder that has been in my horn for 15 years. Still goes boom

:grin: I've been recently using powder I had stored in my powder horn for 14 years. Still works great! :thumbsup: