thoughts on buying used (open) pistol powder..

[ocean_glocker]

Hey,
everyone, I have a few containers of powder that I have used but are 1/2 or 3/4 full and I have switched to a different caliber and/or powder. I know the rule of thumb is not to buy open powder, but I wanted to ask here before I posted them for sale.

thanks

 

[Going Postal]

It would probably be better for you to pour them on your garden or wife's flower bed as fertalizer. I just don't think anyone would buy open cans of powder, I know I wouldn't.

 

[ocean_glocker]

fertilizer... really?? That one way to recycle it... I had no idea.

 

[Going Postal]

Yep, it is mostly potassium nitrate which is a fertilizer.

 

[FamDoc2892]

I'm torn on this one; safety says be sure you know what's in the can, while the cheapskate part of me says that's some expensive fertilizer and we need to talk! Seriously, though, I would have to know/trust the seller and ask some specific questions about whether he personally opened the container and his reloading habits to satisfy myself. There's no way to test what's in the can, and you won't know if you're wrong until it's (potentially) too late!

 

[boneboy96]

If it were black powdeer or ffp fffp pyrodex, I'd take it and pour it down my cannon's barrel and shoot it up. Otherwise, I'd sprinkle it out on the garden or flower beds

 

[1006]

It is hard to imagine that you can't just use it. Someone would likely buy it, but the hassel created by the questions in selling process, usually leads me to use it or toss it.