wt71
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Looking for 1lb containers to store Goex black powder in. Any ideas? Plastic, tin?
I don't think plastic is a good idea due to static.
Yes, but its an anti-static plastic container. Loaded w/ carbon or some other conductive material. Not a good idea to put BP in a run of the mill plastic container like tupperware.
Keep it in the original black powder container.
It was made for storing black powder.
I buy it in paper bags.....Need to transfer to another container
get some clean ammo cans , store it in those .
How about the metal containers you buy for the kitchen for stuff like flour and sugar ...........
I'm pretty sure MD law even specifically requires that BP and smokeless powder must be stored in their original containers.
Edit: found it here: http://law.justia.com/codes/maryland/2005/gps/11-105.html
How about one of those Quaker Oats cylindrical cardboard containers?
I'm pretty sure MD law even specifically requires that BP and smokeless powder must be stored in their original containers.
Edit: found it here: http://law.justia.com/codes/maryland/2005/gps/11-105.html
(d) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person need not obtain a license to possess or store up to 5 pounds of smokeless powder for the loading or reloading of small arms ammunition, and up to 5 pounds of black powder for the loading or reloading of small arms ammunition or for use in the loading of antique arms or replicas of antique arms, if the smokeless powder and black powder are stored in their original shipping containers and are possessed only for personal use in firearms.
get some clean ammo cans , store it in those .
How about the metal containers you buy for the kitchen for stuff like flour and sugar ...........
DO NOT DO THAT.
Original containers are designed to pop open harmlessly in a fire.
Smokeless or black powder in an ammo can will become a bomb in the event of a fire.
What's wrong with the paper bag? I've kept black powder in the original paper bag I bought it in for years. Paper bag or transferred into a Black Powder can, it stays in the proper container with no problem.
How about one of those Quaker Oats cylindrical cardboard containers?
DO NOT DO THAT.
Original containers are designed to pop open harmlessly in a fire.
Smokeless or black powder in an ammo can will become a bomb in the event of a fire.
(d) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person need not obtain a license to possess or store up to 5 pounds of smokeless powder for the loading or reloading of small arms ammunition, and up to 5 pounds of black powder for the loading or reloading of small arms ammunition or for use in the loading of antique arms or replicas of antique arms, if the smokeless powder and black powder are stored in their original shipping containers and are possessed only for personal use in firearms.
(2) A person may not possess or store explosives for use in firearms in any quantity in multifamily dwellings, apartments, dormitories, hotels, schools, other public buildings, or buildings or structures open for public use.
As I said, the original containers are engineered to pop open harmlessly in a fire, as long as they are not otherwise confined.