Hey guys, this may be a stupid question, but I'm looking for some ideas here. I got in a new shipment of powder yesterday and was trying to organize everything and realized that I have around 30 empty one pound powder jugs. Mostly Alliant, Hodgdon and Accurate. I was going to throw them away, but thought that there might be a use for them that I hadn't considered.
What do you do with your empty powder containers?
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Steve H
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Save them. In a few years they will probably be collectors items in California.
zxcvbob
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I save them, then refill 'em from my 8-pounders.
Hondo 60
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I save one 1 pounder to refill from an 8 pounder -
The 8 pounders are too hard to use to refill the hoppers.
The rest I throw in the recycle bin.
The 8 pounders are too hard to use to refill the hoppers.
The rest I throw in the recycle bin.
It's no big deal ... I still haven't done anything with the ones I have ... and I have lots. I did follow some advice given in my thread in that I bought powder in larger containers i.e. 5lb and 8lb when I ordered 28lb of powder from Powder Valley a couple of months ago. I could transfer the contents to the smaller containers as someone suggested. I have to admit, I have a hard time throwing away those nice plastic containers once they're empty.
HOWARD J
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Yep. Very good containers. I have thrown a few away though. Can't keep them all. I do like others here. I use my big jugs of powder to keep a 1 lb jar full for loading. I store the most used 1 lb jars in my reloading bench. The big jugs are stored away from the bench.
matrem
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I use the empty ones to fill space in the spare closet.
Keeps the wife from thinking she should buy some new fangled craft thingy & putting the "old" (6 months or so) craft thingy in there.
It's worked so far.
Keeps the wife from thinking she should buy some new fangled craft thingy & putting the "old" (6 months or so) craft thingy in there.
It's worked so far.
redbullitt
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Full of water they make good targets. You know, circle of life kinda thing lol.
To each his own, but refilling empty powder containers doesn't sit well with me. In my opinion, too high a chance for errors and spills.
I toss them although targets of opportunity might be a possibility. Not like I'm not swimming is plastic soda bottles for that task.
1SOW
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I keep the 1# containers and do the same as others. I refill them to keep near my press. The Lee Pro Powder Disc system needs to be kept near full for best results, so the 1# jugs are handy.
I also have a son who reloads. "Heh Dad can I borrow some n320, 'til I get a chance to order some?" The 1# jug gets used again.
I also have a son who reloads. "Heh Dad can I borrow some n320, 'til I get a chance to order some?" The 1# jug gets used again.
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Most of mine get the label peeled off and filled with ammo. I thought that was what your were SUPPOSED to do with those nice plastic containers. You know, by design!
evan price
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I buy a 1# bottle for each of the same powder I buy in 8# kegs. Then I fill the 1# from the 8# so that if a mistake is made I do not contaminate 8# of powder. I only have the 8# open long enough to fill the 1# so the powder is not exposed to air. I use a small plastic funnel which I keep clean so as not to contaminate the powder. It's a lot easier to work with & store the 1# bottles on the bench.
When I have a surplus I peel the labels and use them for brass.
I had to do that with Promo too, since it isn't sold in 1# bottles only 8# kegs. So I kept the hazard labels and made a new PROMO label with my P-Touch.
When I have a surplus I peel the labels and use them for brass.
I had to do that with Promo too, since it isn't sold in 1# bottles only 8# kegs. So I kept the hazard labels and made a new PROMO label with my P-Touch.
~z
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More of a chance for spills when pouring an 8 or 10# jug into the hopper I'd think.
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rscalzo
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That's what I do.
That seems a bit odd and a recipe for a large problem. Plus lot numbers aren't going to correspond.
Been doing it for years without a pboblem.
Folks jump out of a perfectly good airplane everyday without incident. It does not mean I will or am incapable of doing safely. It is an activity I choose not to do.
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