Moving with gunpowder

[cohunt]

for the two to three days you will be on the road.. get some cheap temporary Styrofoam coolers, bubble wrap/foam peanuts if needed, tape the coolers up and do not worry about it. the 2-3 days of hot and cold (temp swings will not do nearly anything to deteriorate your gun powder). you would need sub-zero to 125 Deg. F every 20 to 30 minutes for a week to break down your powder. the products I would truly be worried about are the primers those are a bit less temp swing tolerant. it only takes 5 temp swings of sub-zero to 125 Deg. F to make them totally inert.

So every time I take ammo hunting and dont use it, they stop working after 5 years?

 

[epags]

Only a few of the posters have ever moved powder long distances. The others are over thinking the issue. I moved from Calif to Conn and after 7 years moved back. I drove jsome of my powders both ways through warm and wet and snow. Containers have lids..make sure they are tight. Put into a packing box or cooler if you wish. Leave in vehicle. Nights, mornings and evenings are cool. Remember the comments in earlier posts...FedEx/UPS does not have climate controlled vehicles.
Relax. I used pistol powder that was bought in the 80's and went both ways and still worked fine.

 

[Arkansasdad]

I know the movers can't take it, this is more a question of what options are available to me without subjecting the powder to temp swings.

I'm moving to Missoula from Tennessee and driving out in the pickup with 2 kids and a dog, so can space is limited and it's a 3-4 day trip. But it's a lot of money in powder so the kids and dog can deal if needed

Options are to keep it in the cab with us where temp will be stable or put in bed in a cooler where the cooler will help but not sure of it will be stable enough temps. No camper top or anything....

 

[Arkansasdad]

Just keep it dry, it will be OK.

 

[The Oregonian]

Good advice. Into the cooler in the bed it goes. At night, into the cab it goes.

Too much powder to sell - maybe 16 lbs of 560/570, 12 4350, 8 RL33, and 6 or retumbo. I can deal with primers going bad - those are inexpensive compared to powder. I don't think they will bc they will be in the cooler too.

Also have about 100 lbs of deer and elk meat in another cooler with dry ice. That will take more attention bc I need new dry ice every other day.

 

[crkckr]

Don't put too much into this project. Keep it dry, don't sweat the temp change, it's only a few days. Cooler & shade is all you. All the effort to keep it from bouncing around any at all is unnecessary, unless you're going to be driving over 400 miles of washboard.
Cheers,
crkckr

 

[Lefty7mmstw]

keep the stuff out of the sun so it doesn't bake... put in a decent cooler if you have one... I've moved half way across the continent a couple of times... we are still shooting up some of that powder over 20 years later and it was simply boxed and kept out of the light.
How do you think the stuff gets to the store? They don't run it in climate controlled trucks. As long as the temperature abuse is short lived you will be fine.

 

[26Reload]

I know a guy been moving BARRELS of his powder around for many years....still goes bang....you dont have enough to worry about..slip it all into a big cooler andcover with a tarp to keep direct sunlight off and the cool air of driving will keep it cool....
The meat....if you can..buy a deep freezer and put in it the truck...just plug it in and recharge it overnight.....you will be needing it again..deer season around the corner.....
Have fun in you new haunts......shoot all wolves.....

 

[Chuckrub]

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[John Klingenberg]

It wouldnt hurt it to ride a few days. Id be cautious about where you put it and how much together. There used to be some fire marshal warnings about storing over 16lbs together (lol). There are some federal laws about transporting certain amounts of powder too without placards (lol) i think i have or could possibly have unknowingly violated them all. Just be aware. I have a well traveled keg of H-380 thats seen a lot of country.

 

[WYO300RUM]

I'm moving from Ca. back to Wy. in 2 weeks. I didn't give it much thought and just packed all the powder in cardboard boxes. Just going to put in the moving van which I'm driving . My worries are transporting the guns and how to protect them from banging around . Mainly the rifles. I have a couple ideas.

 

[DSheetz]

I hope you didn't pick up any bad habits or such while there to bring back with you . We don't need any new controls here LOL . Welcome home to Gods country

 

[Muddyboots]

FYI - Personal transport of powder:

CODE FOR THE MANUFACTURE, TRANSPORTATION STORAGE, AND USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS NFPA NO. 495-1992.
CHAPTER 10. SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION AND PRIMERS, SMOKELESS PROPELLANTS AND BLACK POWDER PROPELLANTS
10-3. SMOKELESS PROPELLANTS

10-3.1 Quantities of smokeless propellants not exceeding 25 lb (11.3 kg) in shipping containers approved by the U.S. Department of Transportation may be transported in a private vehicle.

10-3.2 Quantities of smokeless propellants exceeding of 25 lb (11.3 kg) but not exceeding 50 lb (22.7 kg), transported in a private vehicle, shall be transported in a portable magazine having wood walls of at least 1-inch (25.4 mm) nominal thickness.

10-3.3 transportation of more than 50 lb (22.7 kg) of smokeless propellants in a private vehicle is prohibited.

 

[WYO300RUM]

I hope you didn't pick up any bad habits or such while there to bring back with you . We don't need any new controls here LOL . Welcome home to Gods country

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