Seal on Powder Bottles: Keep It?

[D-4297]

I carefully peel the seal off with a X-acto knife , and turn it upside down and insert it into the cap . Since we don't get a lot of moisture in Phoenix , it seems to work well here .

 

[Clancy]

I’ve talked to several well respected friends since I started this thread and most of them said they’d never kept the seal, some said they keep it if it’s not torn, some said they had lots of powder without seals and hell some said they pour it straight into a trickler and leave it.

Over thinkin’ is a curse, but my OCD has sure made me a good reloader.

 

[Cloudrepair]

What about transferring it to a glass Mason jar with the metal thread and seal?

 

[ben-o]

What about transferring it to a glass Mason jar with the metal thread and seal?

This seems like a bad idea. Between the labeling issue and the potential for creating a real explosion in a fire, I don’t see it worth the risk, even if it did somehow help the powder last longer.

 

[M-61]

Manufacturer saw a need to put a seal so will I.
They’d be the first to leave it out if not needed

 

[DGP4]

Y'all know that plastic is permeable, right?

All smokeless powder containers are made of HPDE which is virtually impermeable. The Achilles Heel is the screw top.

 

[bugman]

I shoot it too fast to worry about it.

 

[Old Navy]

For the last 20 years, I’ve been able to keep the seal that came on the bottles, but I tore one up pretty bad and decided to chunk it and just use the seal in the cap.

I just wondered how important that is and if I’m the only weirdo that kept them.

Several brands don’t even have a seal. Are any of them actually air tight?

What do y’all say?

I think they are air tight as if that matters at all. Loosen the lid on a bottle of Reloader, squeeze it hard and put the lid back on tight. It will stay that way even though it is now under a vacuum.