What do you do with all of your empty powder containers?

[Ky Larry]

I buy powder thru a local sportsmans club. They buy 20lb cadies and weigh out what you want. I use empty 1 lb plastic containers when I buy powder from them. I just bought 6 lbs of IMR-4064 for $15.00 a lb. That reminds me. I'm going to the range tommorow so I'd better quit jaw jacking and get to the reloading bench.

 

[Drail]

I like to fill them with sand and tape an old watch with some curled up wires hooked to a dead battery and a couple of road flares and set them on my workbench when strangers come by for a garage sale. Especially those big 8 lb. cans. Then when somebody asks " is that real?" tell them "only one way to find out".

 

[James2]

Recycle Bin

 

[INSULATION TIM]

I only buy 1 pound containers as that is generally the only size WIN 231 is available around here. I recycle most but always keep one to fill with spent primers.

 

[qajaq59]

I rinse them out, paint over the labels and toss them in the recycle bin.

 

[swiftak]

I'm way too much of a packrat when it comes to all things guns and reloading. I have to force myself to throw these things away. My problem is the plastic bullet trays that ammo comes in and people leave them laying around at the ranges. I bet I have 500 of them.

 

[TonyT]

When powder came in metal cans I removed the tops with a can opener and used them for storing brass. I only used the rectangular DuPont 4 lb cans. The round metal cans as well as the current platic containers go to recycling.

 

[Sawblade]

I use them to keep reclaimed shot in. It's very unwieldy to refill the Mec bottles from a 50# bag.

 

[ralph2]

I fill them with water and then shoot them with soft point of hollow point bullets at about 2800-3500fps
then I burn them or throw them in the trash if I am in town. I have read that they are designed go
explode before the pressure gets too high.

 

[oneounceload]

You can also fill the 4 and 8 pounders with water or sand - they make excellent door stops, weights to anchor one of those canopy shade tents, or similar........