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Old 04-19-2011, 09:03 PM
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My dad has reloaded for years and keeps his IMR gunpowders on a shelf in the workshop. We live in the midsouth and temperatures/humidity range widely throughout the year. I don't believe he has ever had any powder to go bad. There is a refridgerator and a deepfreeze in the workshop. Would the fridge be a better choice to store my powder(i'm new at reloading) or use the same storage practices my dad has since he's had no powder spoils?
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Old 04-19-2011, 09:26 PM
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My dad has reloaded for years and keeps his IMR gunpowders on a shelf in the workshop. We live in the midsouth and temperatures/humidity range widely throughout the year. I don't believe he has ever had any powder to go bad. There is a refridgerator and a deepfreeze in the workshop. Would the fridge be a better choice to store my powder(i'm new at reloading) or use the same storage practices my dad has since he's had no powder spoils?
No, you're Dad's doing fine. Keep it in its original container and keep the lid on it and you'll be good to go. Best bet if you're really worried is to keep shooting it through a gun and it will never get stale.

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Don't put your powder in the fridge, it's a cool but humid environment, not good for powder. I live in Arizona and keep my powder in the garage. It's hot but dry. It's not ideal but better than keeping it in someplace artificially humid. Do like Dad.

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Plus if it is in the fridge you might mix it up with the bacon bits or chocolate sprinkles.
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I have seen non-operational refrigerators used to store powder, as they do seal quite well.
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Old 04-19-2011, 11:04 PM
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If you put a room temperature container of gunpowder in a refrigerator, and if there is any air space inside it, colder temperatures in the fridge will condense the moisture out of that trapped air. Guess where the water goes? Now you remove the container to use some gunpowder. The cycle starts anew when you refrigerate it.

Find a room temperature, dark space in the house to store it.

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The powder and loaded ammunition for STL head stamps was stored in caves just outside of St. Louis. That isn't a problem for double based powders, but may have been a humidity problem for single based powders (like most IMR powders).

Here's a picture of double based Unique that is stored under water and it still functions just fine. All they do is blot the water off and shoot it.

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It's better than the oven.
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