Gunpowder container not sealed?

[radiotom]

Just bought some Alliant BE-86 and the container was not sealed. The plastic seal is stuck up in the cap and not over the mouth of the container.

Is this normal?

 

[Taroman]

A lot of these have the same issue. The gaskets never adhere tightly.
Just be glad that you scored the powder!

 

[Walkalong]

Not unusual. Some are still glued tight, some are not.

 

[sage5907]

If you listen closely when you twist the cap on the Alliant container for the first time you will hear the seal break distinctly when the lid is twisted. The gasket will then be in the lid when the lid is removed. That bothered me the first time I opened the container until I figured out what was happening.

 

[rcmodel]

Normal.

Glue doesn't stick very well it what is basically non- stick Tupperware plastic.

rc

 

[Average Joe]

Alliant seems to have an issue sealing their products. I have found a lot of unsealed powders.

 

[moxie]

Whatever. It doesn't seem to have any negative impact whatsoever.

 

[Scooter22]

Not a problem unless the container is 1/2 full.

 

[gamestalker]

I run into that all the time, and not just with Alliant powders.

I always take a glance at my powders anyway, just to make sure the contents hasn't been corrupted or contaminated, so far so good.

GS

 

[Magnum Shooter]

Not a problem unless the container is ½ full.

Or you find an Alliant can full of stick powder.

Unsealed powder cans happen all the time, its not a problem.

 

[Potatohead]

I was in Bass Pro at the height of the panic and their was a lonesome Lb of Bullseye sitting there. No other pistol powders so I grabbed it. Turned out, it looked like it had been opened and toyed with a bit but I snagged it anyway as I had never tried BE. I guess everyone was afraid to buy it but I took it to work, weighed it on our scales (none missing) and proceeded to load away. So, I doubt their is anything wrong with OPs powder.

 

[Slamfire]

Cans ought to be sealed from the factory. I think it is a way to keep the internal humidity down in the can. Water molecules attack the nitrocellulose bonds, water is polar covalent and the O2 molecule lands on the NO double bonds and breaks them. Excessive humidity is bad, but then, so is excessive dryness, from what I heard.

 

[Crashbox]

It bothered me for a while whenever I cracked open a bottle of powder for the first time, but as others have said- not unusual.