Ok, I made a rookie mistake. Forgot to put the cap completely back on a pound of H380. There’s about 1/2 pound dumped out on my wood bench and carpet. Normally, I have a rubber mat that I use for any incidental spilled powder both on the counter and floor. I swept up as much as I can and got6 to thinking. What is the actual flash point of powder. Would a static shock from a vacuum sweep be enough to ignite the minimal amount that is there. I never spilled powder before in all the years that I have loaded, and never really thought about it. Anyone have a story to tell? Was going to wet sponge it up, then shake the carpet runner outside in the yard. Or, do I pray and then turn the vacuum on?
February 19, 2011 at 9:14 pm
#210154
if you like to live life on the edge i would go for it 
jk i have use the vacuum from spilling a lil bit of loose powder for my muzzleloader 
my and the vacuum came out with all parts and hair in contact 
Primers! 
