How do the member hand loaders store their Powders and Primers? I have read in many reloading magazines and reloading books to store all powder separate and don't store primers where you have the powder stored. Are they just being over cautious or is there a real danger when storing our powders and primers in the same areas.
I recently bought a two drawer, locking metal cabinet and I store the primers in the top drawer and the powders in the bottom drawer. The cabinet is stored in side the house in a bedroom closet. The cabinet is fire safe with the walls insulated with drywall. The Cabinet weighs about 70 lbs. empty and it is about 18 inches tall, 24 inches deep and about 14 inches wide and on casters and if you lock the top drawer it locks both drawers. If you open one drawer, you can't open the other drawer until you close the one you opened. I live in Nor Cal about half way between San Fran and Sacramento. Humidity never gets above about 40%. Should I store the primers in another closet or somewhere else away from the reloading powder? Do I have to separate the powders? How much space should there be between stored powder and stored primers? I think mine will be ok, stored the way I have them stored. How does everyone store their powders and primers??
I recently bought a two drawer, locking metal cabinet and I store the primers in the top drawer and the powders in the bottom drawer. The cabinet is stored in side the house in a bedroom closet. The cabinet is fire safe with the walls insulated with drywall. The Cabinet weighs about 70 lbs. empty and it is about 18 inches tall, 24 inches deep and about 14 inches wide and on casters and if you lock the top drawer it locks both drawers. If you open one drawer, you can't open the other drawer until you close the one you opened. I live in Nor Cal about half way between San Fran and Sacramento. Humidity never gets above about 40%. Should I store the primers in another closet or somewhere else away from the reloading powder? Do I have to separate the powders? How much space should there be between stored powder and stored primers? I think mine will be ok, stored the way I have them stored. How does everyone store their powders and primers??