powder storage????
12-25-2007, 10:45 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 2,922
RE: powder storage????
ORIGINAL: ihuntbuck
would it be better just to leave powder outside in my unheated garage. or keep it in the house and just take it out when i shoot? does the temp humidity change from going in and out hurt the powder???
would it be better just to leave powder outside in my unheated garage. or keep it in the house and just take it out when i shoot? does the temp humidity change from going in and out hurt the powder???
Just take enough pre-loads outdoors - not the entire jug. Then keepwhatever preloads not used in a separate container upon returning to the home. Use from the original dry jug the nexttime out- then return the unused preloads again to the separate container again/the next day.... etc...etc. When done with the original jug, revert back to the 2nd container.
Most times afterwards, that 2nd container remnants will shoot identical to the original jug. But what you just done was played it safe -- not allowing "possible' moisture contaminated powder to be re-mixed with the fresh dry powder.
12-27-2007, 07:04 AM
#4
Fork Horn
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Central Indiana
Posts: 201
RE: powder storage????
Just take enough pre-loads outdoors - not the entire jug. Then keep whatever preloads not used in a separate container upon returning to the home. Use from the original dry jug the next time out - then return the unused preloads again to the separate container again/the next day.... etc...etc. When done with the original jug, revert back to the 2nd container.
Most times afterwards, that 2nd container remnants will shoot identical to the original jug. But what you just done was played it safe -- not allowing "possible' moisture contaminated powder to be re-mixed with the fresh dry powder.
Most times afterwards, that 2nd container remnants will shoot identical to the original jug. But what you just done was played it safe -- not allowing "possible' moisture contaminated powder to be re-mixed with the fresh dry powder.
That's the most ridiculous thing I've read from you yet, Joe.
12-27-2007, 10:53 AM
#6
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Idaho
Posts: 11,612
RE: powder storage????
ihuntbuck
Gees! just re-read your question -
The "question" my powder is stored at room temp on dark cabinet. It never changes temperature, from any extreme to another.
I would think that moving it from extreme to extreme might cause some decay in performance - but I have no way to prove that....
Gees! just re-read your question -
The "question" my powder is stored at room temp on dark cabinet. It never changes temperature, from any extreme to another.
I would think that moving it from extreme to extreme might cause some decay in performance - but I have no way to prove that....
12-27-2007, 06:02 PM
#8
Join Date: Jul 2006
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Posts: 5,180
RE: powder storage????
I dont keep powder around long enough to worry about it going bad.
I keep my Powder horn full of powder until i no longer have any. Although i have had a can of 4f for a little over 2 years now. It sits in my closet and i open it when i need the stuff.
I keep my Powder horn full of powder until i no longer have any. Although i have had a can of 4f for a little over 2 years now. It sits in my closet and i open it when i need the stuff.
12-27-2007, 08:24 PM
#9
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 86
RE: powder storage????
thanks for all the replies. i just opened my second pound of t-7 and had a very consistant range session with my new nosler bullets and was just wondering if there was any tricks to keep powder fresh and if you guys thought accuracy might suffer from moisture getting in the powder from going in and out.....
