Well that sucks, particularly these days (Florida reloaders burn up 100 lbs of powder/10,000 rounds of ammo)

[BDinPutnam]

Kinda light on details and not sure about "black powder" but either way... ouch.

10K rounds of ammunition, 100lbs of black powder, oxygen tanks found in Venice home after explosion

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office said more than 100 pounds of explosive material was inside the Venice home that caught fire after an explosion Thursday.

www.fox13news.com

 

[spat]

His mistake was keeping it all in the house.

Everyone knows you just bring in enough for the days reloading session, you keep the rest in a proper magazine a safe distance away.


/me starts scribbling notes about an outdoor magazine for the AZ build.....

 

[Deplorable Me]

Good practice is to only put the primers on your bench, prime then put them away. Zero powder on bench. When you do powder you fill the meter then move the balance off the bench. Keep all the flammable gun cleaning supplies away from the bench. Basically limit the amount of fuel at the work site.

I know one idiot who smokes and reloads in his garage. First class dumb shit. Glad I live 5 miles from ground zero. The guy also has lead poisoning. At least he's pro2A.

 

[libertysnake]

Good practice is to only put the primers on your bench, prime then put them away. Zero powder on bench. When you do powder you fill the meter then move the balance off the bench. Keep all the flammable gun cleaning supplies away from the bench. Basically limit the amount of fuel at the work site.

I know one idiot who smokes and reloads in his garage. First class dumb shit. Glad I live 5 miles from ground zero. The guy also has lead poisoning. At least he's pro2A.

Lead poisoning? Unless you're just eating with your hands after touching primers, how exactly do you get lead poisoning? They have a ton of soaps and wipes, even laundry detergents.

Hell, I even use a little of the D-Lead laundry detergent in my steam cleaner when I do the house carpets.

 

[Deplorable Me]

Lead poisoning? Unless you're just eating with your hands after touching primers, how exactly do you get lead poisoning? They have a ton of soaps and wipes, even laundry detergents.

Hell, I even use a little of the D-Lead laundry detergent in my steam cleaner when I do the house carpets.

SWC and LRN. Smoking, you touch the bullet then touch the cigarette. You really have to work at being this stupid.

 

[spat]

Good practice is to only put the primers on your bench, prime then put them away. Zero powder on bench. When you do powder you fill the meter then move the balance off the bench. Keep all the flammable gun cleaning supplies away from the bench. Basically limit the amount of fuel at the work site.

I know one idiot who smokes and reloads in his garage. First class dumb shit. Glad I live 5 miles from ground zero. The guy also has lead poisoning. At least he's pro2A.

I have a powder dispenser. It gets filled with what I'll need for what I'm loading and then the bottle immediately gets re-sealed and put away.

I try to be very careful to never have a container of powder open any longer than necessary.

I don’t get the powder out until I'm ready to actually dispense it.

 

[kev74]

His mistake was keeping it all in the house.

Everyone knows you just bring in enough for the days reloading session, you keep the rest in a proper magazine a safe distance away.


/me starts scribbling notes about an outdoor magazine for the AZ build.....

Underground powder magazine. Heat doesn't help powder's shelf life.

A year or so ago, I was working with my mill cutting some hard steel. I was running the mill too quick, so the metal shavings were coming off red hot. I was a little sketched out, but the cut was going beautifully, so I kept going. Then the sparks hit the container of powder from pulled bullets that I had on the bench. It was a quart container that was about 1/3 full of who-knows-what powders mixed together. There was a fountain of fire that shot about 3 feet off the workbench. It probably lasted 15 seconds, but it seemed like 10 minutes. The only damage was the melted container the powder was in and a couple of wire brushes with melted handles. I have since added a couple of big fire extinguishers to the workshop.

I have a feeling you guys would have been reading a poorly written Mid Hudson News article about me if I had to call the fire department.

 

[spat]

Underground powder magazine. Heat doesn't help powder's shelf life.

A year or so ago, I was working with my mill cutting some hard steel. I was running the mill too quick, so the metal shavings were coming off red hot. I was a little sketched out, but the cut was going beautifully, so I kept going. Then the sparks hit the container of powder from pulled bullets that I had on the bench. It was a quart container that was about 1/3 full of who-knows-what powders mixed together. There was a fountain of fire that shot about 3 feet off the workbench. It probably lasted 15 seconds, but it seemed like 10 minutes. The only damage was the melted container the powder was in and a couple of wire brushes with melted handles. I have since added a couple of big fire extinguishers to the workshop.

I have a feeling you guys would have been reading a poorly written Mid Hudson News article about me if I had to call the fire department.

I was originally joking about the magazine in AZ, but it really does have some merit.

It would not be hard to tunnel into that hill across from the garage and build a small room 6 feet back.

Getting the permits and satisfying the code officer might be a bit more difficult, but we will see what happens


I can't say I'm anywhere as meticulous as I should be, and sometimes I can be a downright slob, but I am very careful to keep powder in sealed containers as much as possible. Even my "discard" powder has a on lid unless I'm actively adding to it.

 

[kev74]

I can't say I'm anywhere as meticulous as I should be, and sometimes I can be a downright slob, but I am very careful to keep powder in sealed containers as much as possible. Even my "discard" powder has a on lid unless I'm actively adding to it.

I do too...now.

 

[Deplorable Me]

Never store your primers near your powder and never store your primers in closed ammo cans. Never store primers in same cabinet as powder.

 

[spat]

Never store your primers near your powder and never store your primers in closed ammo cans. Never store primers in same cabinet as powder.

I've never been as concerned about primers as powder from a bulk storage perspective. They may be a lot more sensitive, but the actual volume of pyrotechnic material is so small..

I've always been more concerned with environmental degradation, since they aren’t (yet) sealed into ammo.

I can see the concern with steel ammo cans, But I would think the plastic ones would be safe enough.

Sure they could have the same type of overpressure burst, but it's not going to be anywhere near as dangerous as a steel can.

 

[Jmac00]

soooo, is his home owners insurance going to cover the cost of all that ammo and powder?? after the deductible of course

 

[Deplorable Me]

He better have life insurance due to a pissed wife.

 

[Acer-m14]

of coarse its "Black Powder" .. it came in a black bottle .. not to mention most powders are black in color too ..
with some flakes of red , green and blue .. red dot , green dot and blue dot .. LOL

now BP substitute is gray like kitty litter LOL ..

from the video i seen no explosion .. just a raging fire ..

someone need some edumacation before speaking

 

[repete]

When I fill the powder hopper lets say with H335 I write a note on a piece of card stock with the info on it and drop it in the top of the hopper. That way if I leave and come back minutes or days later I know it's H335 and set at 27.5gr. I also never ever have more than one powder out at a time!

 

[30Express]

Lead poisoning? Unless you're just eating with your hands after touching primers, how exactly do you get lead poisoning? They have a ton of soaps and wipes, even laundry detergents.

Hell, I even use a little of the D-Lead laundry detergent in my steam cleaner when I do the house carpets.

Years of casting bullets without proper ventilation, not washing hands and smoking. Lost a good friend that way. Was a better shooter than most of us combined, great person, plus they didn't practice hand washing, ventilation like we do now.