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**NewXDsupporter** · 07-13-2008, 08:04 PM

Alright I have decided to start reloading but one question that I have is what is the prefered method of powder storage. I had one guy at the range tell me that he keeps his in a refigerator but I think that would cause condensation build up.

So with that how do you store your powder.

Oh yea im living in an apartment.

Thanks in advace
Woo.

The Knight Of Light · 07-13-2008, 08:09 PM

I keep mine in the original container. The room it is stored in is a basement room with a dehumidifier running to keep it dry. It is just on a simple shelf with the other powders.

No matter what keep your powder in the original container to avoid confusion.

tomfoolery · 07-14-2008, 05:09 AM

In the original container on the bench top...nothing fancy.

Elton · 07-14-2008, 05:31 AM

my buddy keeps all his powder on a shelf in the original container been doin that for years

**jonny4523** · 07-14-2008, 05:50 AM

I keep mine in the original container in my safe. I have dehumidifying devices in my safe to help keep the humidity down.

Doc 3773 · 07-14-2008, 05:59 AM

I, keep mine in the original container on a shelf in the basement. The shelf is about 5 feet off the floor.

Jack the Toad · 07-14-2008, 06:42 AM

Original container on a shelf in my reloading room.

**agalindo** · 07-14-2008, 06:51 AM

Original container on a shelf, out of direct sun light, in my reloading room.

jeepinbanditrider · 07-14-2008, 07:28 AM

I would prefer to keep mine in a cool dry place (I.E. climate controlled house or shed) but the building I reload in doesn't have climate control but the area I'm in is pretty dry year round (humidity wise) so I'm not as concerned as I was when I was living in coastal NC where the humidity lvls were very high year round and I kept it in my house in a cabinet in the back.

Carnivorous · 07-14-2008, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NewXDsupporter

Oh yea im living in an apartment.

FYI it's a violation of most apartment leases to store gunpowder. Insurance reasons.

07-13-2008, 08:04 PM	#1
NewXDsupporter XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Marietta GA Posts: 308	Powder storage Alright I have decided to start reloading but one question that I have is what is the prefered method of powder storage. I had one guy at the range tell me that he keeps his in a refigerator but I think that would cause condensation build up. So with that how do you store your powder. Oh yea im living in an apartment. Thanks in advace Woo. __________________ By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. A veteran - whether active duty, retired, or national guard or reserve - is someone who, at one point in their life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America," for an amount of "up to and including my life." WAR EAGLE

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The Knight Of Light XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Omaha, Nebraska Posts: 8,675 Blog Entries: 12	I keep mine in the original container. The room it is stored in is a basement room with a dehumidifier running to keep it dry. It is just on a simple shelf with the other powders. No matter what keep your powder in the original container to avoid confusion. __________________ No Matter Where You Go, There You Are. USPSA #L3077 What a great number!!! http://theknightoflight.blogspot.com/ Creator of TOP 'O' THE PAGE!!! Moose Fight

07-14-2008, 05:09 AM	#3
tomfoolery XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3,635	In the original container on the bench top...nothing fancy. __________________ "It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees." "One is none, two is one, and three is just a good time." Clint Smith, referring to the number of guns you carry daily.

07-14-2008, 05:31 AM	#4
Elton XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: toledo,oregon Posts: 151	my buddy keeps all his powder on a shelf in the original container been doin that for years __________________ XD-40 Sub Compact Bi-Tone Cz-82 9x18

07-14-2008, 05:50 AM	#5
jonny4523 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lafayette, IN Posts: 2,022	I keep mine in the original container in my safe. I have dehumidifying devices in my safe to help keep the humidity down. __________________ -XD40 Service (Feb 2002) Springer Precision Carry Trigger -XD9 Tactical (June 2007) Springer Competition Trigger, USPSA Production -Remington 870 Mag, 12g, my hunting companion -Thompson/Center Triumph (June 2007) -Ruger Mark II (Oct 2004) Gvt Comp Model -AR build (Sept 07 - May 08 ) Mostly RR NRA, USPSA #TY60062 -If guns kill people, then spoons made Rosie O'Donnel fat! -When seconds count, the police are only minutes away

07-14-2008, 05:59 AM	#6
Doc 3773 XDTalk Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Dbrn Hgts, MI Posts: 83	I, keep mine in the original container on a shelf in the basement. The shelf is about 5 feet off the floor. __________________ XD 9 Service Walther P22 wifes S&W 642

07-14-2008, 06:42 AM	#7
Jack the Toad XDTalk Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 96	Original container on a shelf in my reloading room.

07-14-2008, 07:28 AM	#9
jeepinbanditrider XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mineral Wells, Tx Posts: 4,755	I would prefer to keep mine in a cool dry place (I.E. climate controlled house or shed) but the building I reload in doesn't have climate control but the area I'm in is pretty dry year round (humidity wise) so I'm not as concerned as I was when I was living in coastal NC where the humidity lvls were very high year round and I kept it in my house in a cabinet in the back. __________________ Stuff USPSA-A59201

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