GB Expat wrote:
For the benefit of any non-(USA)Southrons reading this Thread,
Chester Drawers = Chest of Drawers.
he propane tank for your grill, and gas for your mower, are more hazardous than a few pounds of powder and a few thousand primers.
Interesting. While having lived in Texas (Born there, did another "tour" there), Japan, and Alabama for my whole life (Alabama since I was 10), I was raised by northern parents (NY&Oh) and that, IIRC, is where I picked up Chester Drawers. Maybe not though, could have been here...He had two BBQ tanks in his garage when the fire broke out. The explosion must have been spectacular. There was nothing left of that place.
Cool, Dry, away from sparks & flames .... In their original containers ...
Why aren't you buying in bulk 8# sizes? Much cheaper than 1# containersA couple 20 lb tanks wouldn’t be as spectacular as the 500 gallon one next to my house (and lots others around the country).
If you don’t let them build pressure, gun powders just burn. Odd timing but there have been a few NG explosions around Dallas recently https://www.dallasnews.com/news/fir...ies-reported-northwest-dallas-house-explosion
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/dal...nvestigating-house-explosion-northwest-dallas
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/New-Dashcam-Video-Shows-House-Explosion-Hurst-480142943.html
Back to answer your question, I keep a usable amount of all of them up off my bench in my reloading room, the rest is stored separately in a climate controlled environment.
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A couple 20 lb tanks wouldn’t be as spectacular as the 500 gallon one next to my house (and lots others around the country).
Why aren't you buying in bulk 8# sizes? Much cheaper than 1# containers
Sporting Ammunition and the Fire Fighter
http://www.saami.org/videos/sporting_ammunition_and_the_firefighter.cfm
(Thanks to 1KPerDay for the original post.)
My 250 gallon tank is about 20 feet from my house.
Well if they filled it full, yeah, that can happen. Propane tanks are only supposed to be filled to 80% max so there's room for it to boil off as a gas.Anecdote: On a recent, hot July day, we got a call of a house that had "blown up". I got there first and found the house to be fine, although the yard was littered with vinyl siding. Looking at the south side of the house, I saw that all the vinyl siding was gone from it, which was also where a smallish propane tank was located (100-gallons?) 5-feet from the house.
What happened was the propane company filled the tank to full-capacity while it was cool out, and when the weather got hot, the propane expanded to the point that the safety valve explosively blew. Neighbors said, "It sounded like a bomb went off".
Flammable solids need an ignition source; so if by heat, if you mean sitting in the sun or oven, no. If you meat from a torch, absolutely.Well if they filled it full, yeah, that can happen. Propane tanks are only supposed to be filled to 80% max so there's room for it to boil off as a gas.
Anyway, back to powders. I'm curious if anyone here has ever had high temperatures ruin their powder? humidity sure, but it always says to store powder in a cool dry place. Can heat actually cause a spontaneous combustion, or ruin the powder?
I just meant from ambient temperatures above 85 degrees. Was thinking more of a nitro cellulose breakdown situation on powder, not an ignition.Flammable solids need an ignition source; so if by heat, if you mean sitting in the sun or oven, no. If you meat from a torch, absolutely.