Loaded ammo goes in either .30 cal or .50 cal cans. Primers or primed brass go in a Plano plastic ammo can, powder in an MTM plastic Zombie can. My thinking was I didn’t want the powder or primers in a sealed metal can if they happen to be in a fire. If the fire is so hot that it melts the can and the jug the powder is in then the powder lighting off won’t make that much of a difference. However in a sealed metal can if there is enough heat to ignite the powder then you could have some shrapnel issues. I throw a pouch or two of desiccant I save from new items like electronics. My last small tv had three or four of them.
Dies, sizers, trays, scales, press, measures and components like brass and projectiles are all on the bench. Even in South Florida humidity I only had some surface discoloration on one or two of my oldest die sets. Ever year or so I give them a wipe down and spray with Rem oil just in case.
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Florida CWL Since 1992
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