Gun Powder Cans

[6.5 forever]

Vit used to ship their powder in 4 ton containers, one ton at a time. Again, to allow for explosion or fire space. Kaltron- Pettibone sent me 44 pounds in a cylinder capable of holding probably 88 pounds. Again, to allow for expansion in case of fire or explosion. If Vihta Vouri or Alliant or Western Powder wanted to ship powder in jars capable of holding the assigned weight they could buy appropriate sized containers to fill their need. But they can’t, DOT, and every other governing body requires ample room on the ships, train, truck, or other mode of transportation. End of story.
Who here has ever weighed their new half full/half empty container. I thought not.

Thanks for this information!

 

[TC260]

They only stock limited size jugs for a reason. If you had a smaller 1lb container for certain powders, it would impact the size of the case/outer box of 10, which would be smaller, which would not stack well on a pallet with other cases of "regular 1lb" jugs. One size jug, one size case, one size pallet, one size truckload. Logistics.

People may have seen Costco switch to weird looking flat top milk jugs a few years ago, allowed them to fit some number more containers on a pallet. Forgot the actual number but multiply it times millions of gallons per year and the savings add up.

 

[Uthink Uknow]

What I found odd about the 44 pound cylinder was that the powder was in a plastic bag in a cardboard tube. There was so much static electricity in that bag that scooping powder out was near impossible without coming out of there without an armload of powder. I ran a static strap from the bag to the stool I was sitting on. Dominic Grunas had the same problem when I mentioned it to him.