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rucker · 07-17-2007, 09:50 AM

I am in the process of getting started with reloading but don't know where to put the stuff. I have two options.

1) in the garage
the problem is that I live in MN and the garage is not heated. Super cold in the winter and hot and humid in the summer. Besides how uncomfortable this will be for me I am not sure if that is bad for my equipment. What do you think?

2) in my finished basement
I have a split level house which means I don't have any unfinished area. I have some room near my computer for another desk. How messy is reloading? Am I going to regret having it indoors?

Thanks for any advice you can give me!

jeepinbanditrider · 07-17-2007, 09:53 AM

If you clean up after your self on a constant basis and try to keep lead contamination down you should be okay. If you have elderly or children in the house I wouldn't reload in there at all. Kids are much more susceptible to lead poisoning.

Not to mention how well ventilated is your basement and is it a room that has normal family traffic in and out?

edit:Myself I would reload out in the garage and keep all of your bare metal surfaces of you press and stuff coated with a light coat of oil to keep rust down if it's that humid out there. Then keep the stuff that is most affected by weather like powder and primers in a safe place inside the house that is climate controlled.

rucker · 07-17-2007, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by jeepinbanditrider

If you clean up after your self on a constant basis and try to keep lead contamination down you should be okay. If you have elderly or children in the house I wouldn't reload in there at all. Kids are much more susceptible to lead poisoning.

Not to mention how well ventilated is your basement and is it a room that has normal family traffic in and out?

I am only going to load plated bullets (berrys or precision bullets), never plain lead bullets. The basement is basically one huge room so there are often people on the other end watching TV but nobody will ever have a reason to go within about 10 feet of my stuff.

If I put it in the garage is the humidity and cold going to harm it?

jeepinbanditrider · 07-17-2007, 10:10 AM

I wouldn't store your powder or primers in the garage. I keep mine in my shed but I keep the powder and primers and other reloading equipment in a 40mm ammo can with a large desiccant package in it, to absorb the moisture.

I also coat my ram and handle and such on my press with a thin coat of motor oil to help prevent corrosion on the surfaces.

rucker · 07-17-2007, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by jeepinbanditrider

I wouldn't store your powder or primers in the garage. I keep mine in my shed but I keep the powder and primers and other reloading equipment in a 40mm ammo can with a large desiccant package in it, to absorb the moisture.

I also coat my ram and handle and such on my press with a thin coat of motor oil to help prevent corrosion on the surfaces.

Thanks for the advice, I might have to think about this a bit more.

ichy_trigger · 07-17-2007, 10:17 AM

I reload in a seperate room in the basement. the issue with lead isnt as much from the bullets as it is from the primers that use lead stifinate (spelled bad?) Anyways, tumble your brass and seerate it outside and you shouldnt have much of an issue. Wear exam gloves when you load and wash your hands afterwards.

scalce · 07-17-2007, 11:05 AM

I don't know about you guys but I have powder spillage from my 650 and I use compressed air to blow it off.

I work in my garage but I would assume it's a pain to do in a finished room with a rug.

Some people say not to use a vacuum as it could ignite the powder but I'm not sure about that one.

sa-xd9shooter · 07-17-2007, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by scalce

Some people say not to use a vacuum as it could ignite the powder but I'm not sure about that one.

Vacuuming on concrete generates a tremendous amount of static electicity. Not sure if it is enough to ignite the powder, but I would not like to be the one to try it.

aiformula · 07-17-2007, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by sa-xd9shooter

Vacuuming on concrete generates a tremendous amount of static electicity. Not sure if it is enough to ignite the powder, but I would not like to be the one to try it.

HAHA.... imagine trying to get THAT vacuum warrantied out.

fritzmeister · 07-17-2007, 11:34 AM

Black powder is explosive. The modern "powder" is nitrocellulose and is flammable, not explosive. I don't think that it would be a huge problem to vacuum it up. It certainly wouldn't be the smartest thing you could do, but, you could do worse.

07-17-2007, 09:50 AM	#1
rucker XDTalk Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 64	Where to put my reloading equipment? I am in the process of getting started with reloading but don't know where to put the stuff. I have two options. 1) in the garage the problem is that I live in MN and the garage is not heated. Super cold in the winter and hot and humid in the summer. Besides how uncomfortable this will be for me I am not sure if that is bad for my equipment. What do you think? 2) in my finished basement I have a split level house which means I don't have any unfinished area. I have some room near my computer for another desk. How messy is reloading? Am I going to regret having it indoors? Thanks for any advice you can give me!

07-17-2007, 09:53 AM	#2
jeepinbanditrider XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mineral Wells, Tx Posts: 4,855	If you clean up after your self on a constant basis and try to keep lead contamination down you should be okay. If you have elderly or children in the house I wouldn't reload in there at all. Kids are much more susceptible to lead poisoning. Not to mention how well ventilated is your basement and is it a room that has normal family traffic in and out? edit:Myself I would reload out in the garage and keep all of your bare metal surfaces of you press and stuff coated with a light coat of oil to keep rust down if it's that humid out there. Then keep the stuff that is most affected by weather like powder and primers in a safe place inside the house that is climate controlled. __________________ Stuff USPSA-A59201 Last edited by jeepinbanditrider; 07-17-2007 at 09:57 AM.

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jeepinbanditrider XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mineral Wells, Tx Posts: 4,855	I wouldn't store your powder or primers in the garage. I keep mine in my shed but I keep the powder and primers and other reloading equipment in a 40mm ammo can with a large desiccant package in it, to absorb the moisture. I also coat my ram and handle and such on my press with a thin coat of motor oil to help prevent corrosion on the surfaces. __________________ Stuff USPSA-A59201

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ichy_trigger XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 8,093	I reload in a seperate room in the basement. the issue with lead isnt as much from the bullets as it is from the primers that use lead stifinate (spelled bad?) Anyways, tumble your brass and seerate it outside and you shouldnt have much of an issue. Wear exam gloves when you load and wash your hands afterwards. __________________ "The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." http://militarysignatures.com/signatures/member2645.png

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07-17-2007, 11:05 AM	#7
scalce XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Upstate SC Posts: 1,415	I don't know about you guys but I have powder spillage from my 650 and I use compressed air to blow it off. I work in my garage but I would assume it's a pain to do in a finished room with a rug. Some people say not to use a vacuum as it could ignite the powder but I'm not sure about that one.

07-17-2007, 11:34 AM	#10
fritzmeister XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: southeast Nebraska Posts: 1,429	Black powder is explosive. The modern "powder" is nitrocellulose and is flammable, not explosive. I don't think that it would be a huge problem to vacuum it up. It certainly wouldn't be the smartest thing you could do, but, you could do worse.