A light coat of oil seems to ward of the moisture trouble for me...
Does S. Dakota even have any humidity?A light coat of oil seems to ward of the moisture trouble for me...
That’s why I do not store all mine in the same place.I'm brand new to black powder hobby.
Wouldn't a fire melt a small hole in a plastic container most BP are contained in, causing a pressure vessel of sorts? If one cooks off I would imagine the blast would cook off other ones. Its not so much as fear of explosion as much as fear of a exacerbating a fire. Imagine telling a fire fighter that I have 30-40lb of black powder in my house. They'll watch that house from a safe distance burn I'm sure haha.
Does S. Dakota even have any humidity?
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I read post after post about how to store powder, caps,filled horns,loaded weapons
I read about how quick our BP shooters will decay if not cleaned properly and done so in a timely fashion...
Get a dehumidifier ..it is so simple..
A good one ..one that will do 2000sqft ..has a big tank or if a drain is available ..one you can run a short garden hose from dehumidifier to drain ..
Set it on 50% and protect all metals, munitions, leathers, clothing,woods( gunstocks) etc etc
IT is a no Brainer ..an insurance policy ..spend $250 on a good humidifier to protect literally thousands upon thousands of dollars of assets
Just saying
Bear
For what its worth. I have a friend whose house burned a number of years ago who had BP in cans and horns. When we were able to get in we found some of the horns were melted on the side facing the flames with the powder burned and/ or caked in them, no explosions. The cans of powder survived the fired but were obviously scorched, no explosions. bP burns but does not explode unless in a tightly confined space like the breech of a rifle or other arm.
House was built 1950 so it came with a big fallout shelter down a flight of 6 steps from the basement. Keep my powder, wine, and misc other items in there. Concrete construction. Definitely wants the dehumidifier I run on 55%.Ive been running a dehumidifier in my gun room/basement shop, since i bought the house in 2006. I keep it at 60% and 65°f year round.
This is true. A friend's house burned down several years back. He had about15 lb, of powder in metal cans stored inside o0n a closet floor. Several of the cans were scorched enough that the lacquer labels were burned off of the top half of the can. Only two cans burst and the contents burned. (solder melted out and flame introduced?) I suspect that the new plastic cans would not have fared as well, and the firefighters may have detected the excess energy emitted thereby.Black powder does not explode in a fire unless it is tightly and firmly confined. The gasoline in the tank of your car is more dangerous. Am always puzzled that so few people know this, especially shooters.
As relating to humidity, it cannot penetrate the factory containers.
Yep, here in the Sonoran Desert very little has a chance to rust.In the high desert if I want to dehumidify the house I just turn off the swamp cooler then open the doors and windows.........
I don’t think the hole is what makes something a pressure vessel.I'm brand new to black powder hobby.
Wouldn't a fire melt a small hole in a plastic container most BP are contained in, causing a pressure vessel of sorts? If one cooks off I would imagine the blast would cook off other ones. Its not so much as fear of explosion as much as fear of a exacerbating a fire. Imagine telling a fire fighter that I have 30-40lb of black powder in my house. They'll watch that house from a safe distance burn I'm sure haha.
Indeed.I don’t think the hole is what makes something a pressure vessel.
I live in SE Vermont too - do we know each other? If not, maybe we should...I've been running a dehumidifier in my (southeastern Vermont) basement for many years ... no problem with rust at all ... can't envision a household without one
The powder would "cook off" just as easily in a sealed metal can; Possibly even quicker and probably with more explosive effect.I don’t think the hole is what makes something a pressure vessel.
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