Powder vials in the field

[rangeball]

Curious what you use to carry/load your powder/bullet/primer when hunting. Getting ready to order a bunch of stuff, and a way to carry/load powder seems like something I shouldn't overlook

[chuck41]

I have airtight and waterproof vials that I use and sell them to anyone that wants them. They make good 50cal "speed loaders" and great storage for measured powder loads, primers or bullets. Pictures at my website www.royalcs.com/pics/#vials
50 of them for $19 is pretty inexpensive and they last a long time.

[Buckrub]

Bought mine from Chuck41. Neatest little vials I ever saw. You can get about a bazillion for less than $20.00. I think there are a few others around here that sell similar stuff. But these are airtight, and so far have worked fine even when storing a measured powder charge for a year.

As for the bullets, I stick a bunch in the sabot and put in a special compartment of my little ML "possibles bag" (a guy at camp calls these his 'man purse'....ha).

For the primers, I do two things. I take a prescription pill bottle (I surely do have lots of these lying around) and put a bunch in there and stick in the compartment with the bullets. I also have a sliding thingamabob that I used to load 209's onto my old DISC rifle, and it works fine to keep 10 primers in also and is easy to get one out.

I tend to carry too much of this stuff when hunting. I guess I'm afraid I'll run across a pack of wild woozles or something. Really, when ML'ing, probably 5 of everything would be plenty....10 at most. I never heard of anyone in my entire life shooting 10 times with a ML on one hunting day.

[onecardchuck]

I bought mine on ebay. Follow the link below:

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What I like about these is they are also air tight, but what is really helpful is the top of the vial fits inside of a .50 cal. barrel so you don't loose any powder, especially when the powder statically holds to the plastic bottle. You can flick it with your finger to get all the powder out and not loose any. They can hold more than 60 grains of n120, and they are cheap.

I know some guys on the board sell them also.

[rangeball]

Thanks Fellas

onecardchuck, I like the fit's in the .50 cal barrel feature. Chuck41, do your vials fit into the bore as well?

How are you guys handling the static charge? Is there any way to reduce or eliminate it, such as wiping the inside with a dryer sheet or something?

[fowlplay]

Feb 24, 2009 11:59:33 GMT -5 rangeball said:

Thanks Fellas

onecardchuck, I like the fit's in the .50 cal barrel feature. Chuck41, do your vials fit into the bore as well?

How are you guys handling the static charge? Is there any way to reduce or eliminate it, such as wiping the inside with a dryer sheet or something?

Bingo, use the dryer sheet.

[northny]

Here is what I use. It is made by Thompson Center (T/C). It comes with three long plastic tubes designed to hold a bullet/ sabot and two or three pellets in each tube cost about $12. I cut down one tube to hold two bullets/sabots. The powder vials I have fit into the red piece where the plastic stretches to provide a good grip on either the top or bottom of the vial. Nice feature is it holds four primers. I usually carry one used and three new primers.

[deadeer]

[quote I never heard of anyone in my entire life shooting 10 times with a ML on one hunting day.[/quote]

My buddies dad shot eight times at one deer with his old iron sighted CVA Blazer without cutting a hair! Then he shot and killed a cat at 100+ yds. Go figure. His story.

[northny]

Primer safety???.....when I began reloading ammunition, I was taught that primers should be kept in their original packaging, and not put loose together in any type of container. The thinking was that if one primer were to detonate, the factory packaging would keep others from detonating. Now of course the primer tube feeds and set up on many reloaders have you put them in an auto feed set up (as my sizemaster 77 or lee hand priming tool). But I would be concerned having several primers loose in the same container in my pocket in the field. But maybe I worry to much, and what I was taught not accurate.

[younghunter86]

This is what I use for BP subs.

[lanenebraska]

For about .36 cents each, I use these:

[screwbolts]

Feb 24, 2009 13:02:53 GMT -5 northny said:

Primer safety???.....when I began reloading ammunition, I was taught that primers should be kept in their original packaging, and not put loose together in any type of container. The thinking was that if one primer were to detonate, the factory packaging would keep others from detonating. Now of course the primer tube feeds and set up on many reloaders have you put them in an auto feed set up (as my sizemaster 77 or lee hand priming tool). But I would be concerned having several primers loose in the same container in my pocket in the field. But maybe I worry to much, and what I was taught not accurate.

Did you ever use any # 11 caps or Musket caps before you got into lighting with smoke poles, or smokless poles lit up with 209 shotgun primers? All caps that I have ever handled were shipped in and kept in tins of 100, and cases of them are ten tins. ;D

Safety is always important!

I have carried loose 209s in my pockets for years, the only time I ever had a 22 shell go off in my pocket was one day I stopped to help a friend fly a Radio Controlled Airplane, I was his Instructor. after I started the planes motor for him, I not thinking put the glow igniter in my pocket. well one of the 22s got in the end of the igniter and the little 1.2V nicd battery got it hot enough that it discharged, Burned a daxn hole in my pocket and caused a lot of laughter ;D

Moral of the story: don't put primers and Battery powered electrical sources in your pocket together............ ;D

Kem
CNY

[onecardchuck]

screwbolts,

Well I guess the name fits.

Just kidding thanks for sharing the story that is to dang funny.

[Deleted]

Those vials that Lane has is what I use. I tape two of the short ones together back to back for smokeless or one of the long ones for 110gns Blackhorn and the sabot/bullet together.
Zen

[bigmoose]

Chucks vail's are first rate, highly recommended

[rrbou]

I realy like this one. RMC Magnum E.C. Loader
I got mine from Cabelas

[rangeball]

rrbou, that works with smokeless powder?

[rrbou]

Feb 25, 2009 11:56:56 GMT -5 rangeball said:

rrbou, that works with smokeless powder?

Works fantastic.
I used it with subs in my omega. It is pictured with pellets but it works great with loose powder also. The chambers will not leak until you turn it to the loading chamber

[rangeball]

Thanks.

No problem with static cling of the powder to the vials?

[rrbou]

No static cling.
the bullet sabot combo fits snug so when you use the little ramrod portion if there was it would push all the powder out anyway. I just use a slight pressure on the push rod. It just starts the bullet in the barrel then I use my other loading rods to finish.

[rangeball]

Thanks

[chuck41]

Feb 25, 2009 14:10:50 GMT -5 rangeball said:

Thanks.

No problem with static cling of the powder to the vials?

Rangeball,
I have had no problem with static cling with my vials. You might occasionally get a grain or two that sticks, but not significant and guys tell me that wiping them with dryer sheets will even eliminate that. They do not have a smaller neck that fits down into a barrel, but will pour into it very easily.
When I used the 50 I would put my saboted bullet into the vial and follow it with the powder and had an instant "speed loader". Doesn't work for the sabotless 40, but you can put several bullets with veggie wads in one vial and powder another. A bunch of primers into still another.
I leave some in my blind all season since they are air and water tight and don't have to worry about forgetting to take them with you in the early morning. They have flat ends and stand up on a thin shelf in the corner. You can drop them in the creek, fish them out and the contents remain as dry and fresh as when you first loaded them.
Some folks like to use an old shell casing with a rubber slide on cap on it. You can insert that into the barrel so no spills, but I don't like that as well because you can't see what is in it like you can with the plastic vials. I can tell at a glance which is powder, bullets, primers, and after using it a bit which powder is in there.

[rangeball]

Thanks Chuck, very helpful

[youp50]

This is a Traditions set up. The 250 gr TMZ fits tight in the end marked bullet. No rattle. The 70 gr H4198 is contained in the 7 mm WSM brass and capped by the ear plug. The ear plug keeps it from rattling. There is a place on the cap that holds a 209 primer.

Works for me.