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Post by ET on May 8, 2020 9:08:05 GMT -5
To me the powder is the life blood of a load for performance so I try to take good care of it. First off, my storage is in a cool basement and not any location like say a garage where high heat exposure may occur. Next step is when I open a cannister I try not to damage the original seal so it can be reused. Now for weighing individual loads I put powder in a smaller tray and put the lid back on the cannister. For the amount of loads I need at a given time I like to weigh my charges individually. Now some might consider this overkill but powder performance convinces me it’s the right thing to do. I also have some powder years old that still performs well. Hopefully something shared here is useful to someone else. Ed
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Post by tar12 on May 8, 2020 12:04:45 GMT -5
I vacuum seal my powder and primers.. and any bulk ammo...last for years.
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Post by dannoboone on May 8, 2020 12:12:26 GMT -5
I do the same as ET.
Never considered vacuum packaging ammo except in a SHTF situation, but sounds like a good idea for long term storage.
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Post by jims on May 8, 2020 15:57:36 GMT -5
I keep my powder in the house. Dry but the temps in the closet could get some warmer than the rest of the house but many year old powders have still fired, unsure if any speed differences however.
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Post by buckstuds on May 8, 2020 19:23:13 GMT -5
I keep mine in a air tight box with a silicone gasket. Holds twenty lbs.
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Post by ported45 on May 14, 2020 14:21:50 GMT -5
I have seriously been considering vacuum packaging my primer stash and excess #'s of powder, even though they are kept in the basement at a constant 65-67 degrees.
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Post by tar12 on May 19, 2020 20:13:56 GMT -5
I do the same as ET. Never considered vacuum packaging ammo except in a SHTF situation, but sounds like a good idea for long term storage. I bought a guy out...thousands of rounds of .22 ammo...primers,shotgun shells and about 8lbs of powders of different flavors...no way will i use all of this in a timely manner so I seal it in a commercial vac chamber sealer using heavy gauge bags...when the grandsons are ready to start letting lead fly grandpa has a big stash waiting...lol
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