July 21, 2012, 08:32 AM | #1 |
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How to store powder
Hi all, I would like to store a few pounds of black powder for the up coming Zombie Apocalypse. The goverment knows what firearms I have except the blackpowder. I have thought about using a vacuum sealer, but maybe putting the powder under pressure might not be a good idea.Thanks for your help.
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July 21, 2012, 09:00 AM | #2 | |
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I just use Pyrodex and 777, but I store both of them (as well as my smokeless) in the original containers. Some of em for many years. I have never had any problems or noticed a difference between cans when I open a new one.
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July 21, 2012, 09:23 AM | #3 |
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Black powder keeps just fine in its original container. I have some pretty old black powder that still shoots like it's new.
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July 21, 2012, 01:14 PM | #4 |
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Original container.
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July 21, 2012, 09:02 PM | #5 |
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If you keep it cool & dry it will keep for maybe a couple hundred years, maybe more.
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July 21, 2012, 09:35 PM | #6 |
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I doubt the last person has been killed by something that was loaded almost 150 years ago and has been buried in the ground ever since.
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July 23, 2012, 09:21 AM | #7 |
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You will find that Black Powder is such fun to shoot that it doesn't stay around long enough to be a problem.
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To the op, I store all mine in their original canisters, but do keep the cans in a spare metal sealed ammo box, just cause I got one that's not being used. |
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July 23, 2012, 09:16 PM | #9 |
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How does the goverment know what firearms you have?
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