storage laws for reloading?

[tpeck12]

Can anyone direct me to any laws in Colorado regarding the quantity of reloading componets you can have in a private home?

[Hoser]

Local fire code.

[CrufflerSteve]

Hoser is right. When i started getting into black powder activities I started with my local fire marshall and worked my way up to the feds. This was about 15 years ago and Colorado didn't really have any rules. I was living in an unincorporated area and had no local rules.

Back then the feds had something like a 50 pound limit for black powder! I'm not too sure whether that included smokeless. I know that local rules can be really tough since they might have been made without any input from handloaders.

Be sure to ask about primers as well as powder.

Steve

[jackmode9316]

Does having in your "home" mean your entire property? Or literally just your house.

[ryanek9freak]

I could give a shit less. I've probably got 40-50 lbs of powder combined, in my basement. I DO keep it in a fire resistant cabinet, but I'll be damned if any tells me how much I can own.

[M2MG]

If you're smart you'll just go on your way and do what you do.

DON'T POKE THE BEAR, HE MAY TURN ON YOU AND BITE YOUR HEAD OFF.

Just a word to the wise.

M2MG

[GunTroll]

I could give a shit less. I've probably got 40-50 lbs of powder combined, in my basement. I DO keep it in a fire resistant cabinet, but I'll be damned if any tells me how much I can own.

You tell em'! I'm with you!

[Hoser]

I could give a shit less. I've probably got 40-50 lbs of powder combined, in my basement. I DO keep it in a fire resistant cabinet, but I'll be damned if any tells me how much I can own.

Gonna be a bummer when you find your homeowners insurance null and void...

[ryanek9freak]

It's included on my home owners insurance. They said as long as it's in a fire resistant cabinet, i'm good. Which it is.

[Irving]

Yeah, but like ALL insurance policies, if a loss is caused by something illegal, then it's not covered. For example, if you have a meth lab in your house and it blows up, then they won't cover anything.

However, if your house catches on fire because of your powder supply, I'd think it'd be difficult to tell afterward how much there was, so you'd probably be alright.