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Vacuum seal bags for storage of primers
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<blockquote data-quote="Jungle Boy" data-source="post: 2499711" data-attributes="member: 117009"><p>Primers use primary explosives that are much more spark sensitive that the main propellant, it would not be advisable to store them in vacuum seal bags with a desiccant unless you have anti-static bags (most vacuum bags aren't) and unless you have a very thought through setup for ensuring all potential static charge is dissipated before taking them in and out. Particularly if you aren't keeping them in their original packaging. In general I would say that if you want to keep them dry and sealed, a good metal container with a seal (ammo can) would be the best. As long as where you keep the ammo can doesn't have big temp swings, the relative humidity in your can should be pretty stable. It's easy to touch the metal can to ground if you are in a very dry environment to make sure charge isn't built up before you start taking things in and out. Stable moisture content is more important for consistency than having them super dry; i.e. as long as they are at the same moisture content between load development, sighting in, and shooting/hunting it doesn't matter if its on the low side or high side. Also, humidity changes in your main powder charge will affect velocity far more significantly than moisture content in your primers because it is such a small proportion of the overall energy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jungle Boy, post: 2499711, member: 117009"] Primers use primary explosives that are much more spark sensitive that the main propellant, it would not be advisable to store them in vacuum seal bags with a desiccant unless you have anti-static bags (most vacuum bags aren't) and unless you have a very thought through setup for ensuring all potential static charge is dissipated before taking them in and out. Particularly if you aren't keeping them in their original packaging. In general I would say that if you want to keep them dry and sealed, a good metal container with a seal (ammo can) would be the best. As long as where you keep the ammo can doesn't have big temp swings, the relative humidity in your can should be pretty stable. It's easy to touch the metal can to ground if you are in a very dry environment to make sure charge isn't built up before you start taking things in and out. Stable moisture content is more important for consistency than having them super dry; i.e. as long as they are at the same moisture content between load development, sighting in, and shooting/hunting it doesn't matter if its on the low side or high side. Also, humidity changes in your main powder charge will affect velocity far more significantly than moisture content in your primers because it is such a small proportion of the overall energy. [/QUOTE]
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