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Offline BRL

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« on: September 25, 2004, 03:22:25 AM »
I have moved into a new house and really don't have a place to set up my reloader...or a place that my wife will let me keep it set up. Our third car garage is not being used for anything, would that be a good place to reload? My concern is living in Florida and the humidity here. Does reloading in humid conditions negatively effect the finished product? I am not really concerned with ultra high performance or match grade acuracy. I mainly just reload handgun ammo to plink at the range. However, I am concerned about safety. Will ammo loaded in humid conditions increase the risk of a bad round or rounds?

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« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2004, 04:52:40 AM »
Reloaded in the garage for 20 years in Miami....never had a problem other than the sweat dripping off my forehead in the summer time.  I did take precautions though, stored my powder in airtight containers, that was before everyone went to plastic ones that already are.  I also stored all my loaded ammo in GI ammo cans to keep them somewhat dry.  Becareful about storing you powder, primers and ammo in a garage where temps can hit 110 degrees plus.  
   I was always more concerned about the heat impacts than the humidity.  One other method that might help you out; go to sears and get a craftsman roll around tool box base or "project center topped" version and mount your press on that.   Roll it into the house for loading and roll it back out to the garage for storage.  I've done that for years, have a dillon 550 mounted on one side and a rock chucker mounted on the other, with all the other goodies inbetween.

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« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2004, 11:38:07 AM »
Great info, thanks for the post.
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