Primers in a freezer?

[ole farmerbuck]

Old refrigerators and freesers are often used to store welding rod that can be affected by moisture in the air. That's assuming you don't plug them in to refrigerate but use as storage only. They seal tightly and work well to keep moisture out. It is however not required for primers as they can be stored in manufacture supplied packaging at normal household room temperatures without problem for more years than you will be alive. If you keep your reloading supplies in a shop or garage that's not temperature controled then it certainly wouldn't hurt to use an old unplugged freezer as a storage cabinet.

This room doesnt have controlled temperature. It gets down to maybe 20 in the winter and up to 85 or so in the summer. It is a well insulated room.

 

[ole farmerbuck]

There is about 1/2" slack in the bolt hole. The door can be opened some with the lock on it. It wouldnt be any trouble to cut a hole in the back if thats what i need to do. Will that work?

 

[reloadergriz]

There is about 1/2" slack in the bolt hole. The door can be opened some with the lock on it. It wouldnt be any trouble to cut a hole in the back if thats what i need to do. Will that work?

I don't see why not , but as stated try not to fill 20 cu ft of fridge with all your stock !
better off to spread them out in different places if possible to lessen a Huge accidental mishap in my opinion ..

 

[reloadergriz]

This room doesnt have controlled temperature. It gets down to maybe 20 in the winter and up to 85 or so in the summer. It is a well insulated room.

that should also be fine , as those are common temps people actually hunt in different parts of the country ..

 

[Jesse Heywood]

If the door can be opened some I wouldn't worry about cutting any more holes. But if you have a fire hot enough to ignite the powder that's inside the fridge the burning powder will be just a small problem.

 

[W.E.G.]

Look up the local fire code if you want to know whether it is legal.
The more you store, the more specialized the container is supposed to be, and the further it is supposed to be from inhabited structures.

Otherwise, primers are pretty tough, so long as you don't immerse them.

You don't REALLY have a whole freezer full of primers do you?

 

[ole farmerbuck]

Look up the local fire code if you want to know whether it is legal.
The more you store, the more specialized the container is supposed to be, and the further it is supposed to be from inhabited structures.

Otherwise, primers are pretty tough, so long as you don't immerse them.

You don't REALLY have a whole freezer full of primers do you?

No no no its not full! Have to have room for air. I have powder stored in there too.

 

[PT1911]

just me, but I would probably separate the powder and primers...get a freezer/refrigerator... LOL..

 

[FROGO207]

Regarding the washer idea-- There was an old timer that owned a garage and he specialized in VW bugs. He used a top load washer filled with parts cleaning solution to clean his engine parts for a lot of years.It happened back in the 60's-70's and he's now retired along with all those cars. I never understood how it never leaked as he used a Kerosene mixture.

 

[ole farmerbuck]

just me, but I would probably separate the powder and primers...get a freezer/refrigerator... LOL..

Umm, reckon it should be a side by side?