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Old June 12, 2011, 06:56 AM   #18
Gregad
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Join Date: May 31, 2011
Location: S.E. Michigan
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I don't agree FrankenMauser,

Yes powder does fizzle when burning. But it fizzles hot. If a pound can gets to burning, it burns very hot and fast and will cause a fire to flash up. We use smokeless powder in our flash pots for theatrical work also. Why smokeless powder? Because it does flash up fast and has less smoke. Use to use Black powder but regulations say no more.

In a bedroom, I would be safe and store it somewhere else. Who knows when or where a fire will start and I wouldn't want to chance having my bottles of powder ignite lessening my chances of getting out if I am asleep.

Even though I reload in my basement, I keep my powder in a metal cabinet well away from any heat source just as I do other flammables like paint cans, glues and other stuff. It is not the little amounts that accelerate fires, It's the quantities like a pound or two of powder.
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