Who uses Desiccant Packs when Storing your Powder & Primers?

[KnightExtreme]

How important is it to keep your Powder & Primers dry when storing them? Do you Use Desiccant Packs where you store your Muzzleloadering Powders and Primers. Just so they will work and not misfire?
Or do you lve in a dry environment where it is not a concern?
Beig BH209 is costing more these days wondering if it is a good idea to store with some desiccant Packs in a sealed place?
Same for 209 Primers. Being Winter is now upon us. (or at least some of us)
KE

 

[KyleR1985]

https://www.lowes.com/pd/IRIS-4-Pack-Weather-Tight-20-5-Gallon-82-Quart-Black-Tote-with-Latching-Lid/1001277984

I use these totes to store pretty much everything worth storing. Air tight (ish) with a rubber or foam seal. Perfect size to move load slide around sit on use as a work bench etc. They aren’t big enough to get too heavy to manage unless they’re storing bullets.

I buy desiccant packs and toss one in each tote for gun parts, primers/powder, clothes. Probably overkill but my thought is garage storage will cause temp fluctuations which cause moisture to fall out of air and onto dry things.




So yes, I dry store reloading components. It’s too easy to do.

 

[ElDiablito]

I don’t - but it’s dry here. Prob a good idea for you eastern guys.

 

[solarshooter]

From the factory, powder comes ~50% humidity. You don't want to dry it out per se, nor let it absorb more moisture. You want to use a 2-way humidity control system that can maintain a target humidity. I use the Boveda 2-way 49% humidity packs. You could put the powder and the packs into an airtight container, or I literally shove the packs straight into my jugs of powder (since I would need huge airtight containers to hold all my powder). This seems to work well, and I just move the pack to the next jug of powder I open.

Beyond that I don't worry about it, loaded ammo in a container is reasonably airtight, and I just try to shoot my ammo fast enough that it doesn't sit around long enough to pick up moisture. You could crimp and/or add nail polish to seal the primer and bullet junctions to the case if you want to increase the waterproofness of your ammo.

 

[KyleR1985]

Also, don’t store your primer and powder in metal airtight containers…

 

[SteveCNJ]

I have a stainless bowl in myvsage that I throw dessicants into when they come with a product. I probably have 30 or so.

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[KnightExtreme]

I have a MTM Air Tight Storage Bin but I also put one of these in inside just in case

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that is also where I store my W209 Winchester and 209A Federal Primers hate to have a good buck in my sights and get a misfire. Just my insurance. Was wondering if others did. Looks like some do...
KE