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.....hang on a mo..........don't think it's a requirement to have a box for modern power ?Happy to barter with a couple of Kg's of N160. Not looking for Chippendale quality, recycled ply is fine. Just want the FEO on-side when I apply for a 375 on a shooting and fishing
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All becomes clear with a little googling... https://reloading.org.uk/explosiveguide.pdf
The document is from 2007, The new regs (https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/l150.pdf) still list the 18mm / 6mm design as shown below.
Storing Nitro-cellulose based powders. Nitro-cellulose propellants are usually hazard type 3. No separation distance applies for stores of powder less than 25kg*. A home loader does not need to comply with the ACoP paragraphs 410 -420 i.e. does not have to store nitro-cellulose propellants in a partitioned wooden box so long as he is storing LESS than 25Kg.* However your premises must be registered with the police for storage of nitro powder over 5 kg as per the amounts listed below in sections 10 & 11.
In effect, up to 5KG no license, no box, over 25kg needs both, bit unsure about when the box is needed on new regs.
The document is from 2007, The new regs (https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/l150.pdf) still list the 18mm / 6mm design as shown below.
Storing Nitro-cellulose based powders. Nitro-cellulose propellants are usually hazard type 3. No separation distance applies for stores of powder less than 25kg*. A home loader does not need to comply with the ACoP paragraphs 410 -420 i.e. does not have to store nitro-cellulose propellants in a partitioned wooden box so long as he is storing LESS than 25Kg.* However your premises must be registered with the police for storage of nitro powder over 5 kg as per the amounts listed below in sections 10 & 11.
In effect, up to 5KG no license, no box, over 25kg needs both, bit unsure about when the box is needed on new regs.
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Forgive my ignorance but why would a cheap plywood box make keeping power more safe? Obviously keeping it in a sealed box has its own problems. Why not just keep it in the original tub and spread them out so there 1ft apart?
I would go more with nasty than cheap, even I the grandson of a chippy could have that together in about 30 minutes and mine would have rebates and dovetails and more.
They want it to resit 8 minutes of fire before cooking off "Boxes constructed in line with the findings presented in HSE research reportRR9916 can be used for the storage of between 1 and 25 (5 x 5) containers without being type tested. They are expected to provide at least eight minutes of fire protection to a box that is involved in a major conflagration."
Sampo
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Unless its a gun powder or a propellent you need explosive license to procure/ store, you don't need a ply box. Reloading powders can be stored in a cupboad or shelf, just fine. Doubt if FEO would care much about how you store the powders and for larger calibers, as long as you have a reason, they would agree to it. It has nothing to do with how you store your reloading powder in my view.
"without entering into a discussion on the whys and wherefores"
That bit didn't go quite so well did it
martin_b
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As i feared! bottom line, I need somewhere to store my powder, I don't want to p**s off my FEO, and in the grand scheme of things the cost is trivial compared to the cost of my rifles and Shotguns so why not."without entering into a discussion on the whys and wherefores"
That bit didn't go quite so well did it
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