kerreckt
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I am fortunate and have a basement. Pretty much a rarity for my area. Best yet, it says dry. With A/C running in summer time and the occasional use of a dehumidifier, my powder room stays "cool and dry" 72f/50%
Mine does get up into the 90s, easily here in CA. No way am I storing it in the house, and my garage isn't climate controlled.
I don't know what bad powder smells like but I do take a sniff every time I open it to make sure it still smells the same.
Anybody keep a dessicant in their opened powder containers?
Old gunpowder will blow up your firearm and autocombust, burning your house down.
Here's how the Navy stores their ammo long term since WWII. Funny they haven't bought in to the artificial climate controls. Vents and drains seems to be as good as it gets. Never thought Hawthorne, Nevada was the coolest place on earth or Crane, Indiana was the driest place either. Shows what I know. I like cool dry myself.
Suspect several of you guys need to share your expertise with Uncle Sam and become paid consultants. OYE
http://www.denix.osd.mil/cr/upload/NSWC-Crane_1-44.pdf
Thanks for the heads up warning on that. I'll put that on my worry list. Probably won't make the top 10 though.
What do you all think? I have a steel can of IMR 3031 I bought 50 years ago it has sat on a shelf in the basement all this time , in different basements though . Is it still any good
I don't know what sort of point you were trying to make, but the document was interesting.
This sarcastic comment sounds very confident.
In the article Mr Dunning shows that the more ignorant the idiot, the more confident the idiot. I observe this behavior all the times in forums.
In the article Mr Dunning shows that the more ignorant the idiot, the more confident the idiot. I observe this behavior all the times in forums.