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Safely Vacuuming Spilled Gunpowder
The Range Squirrel
The general rule of thumb is that you don’t vacuum spilled gunpowder as the powder and other contents of your vacuum can cause static and spark a fire in the vacuum.
I had seen this dust collector for ShopVacs at Home Depot.
It is purposed to prevent clogging your vacuum’s filter with dust; my goal was vacuuming spilled powder and wetting it to eliminate static ignition.
A throw away bucket from work, a purchased PVC sink drain fitting and a spare hose from my wife’s old Kirby vacuum and I was in business.
I owned a Marlin 60 since 1987, but never really got ‘into’ guns until 2011 when I bought my first 9mm pistol. That was soon followed by a .380 and a 12 guage pump, and I was all in. I had done some 20 guage reloading growing up, and threw myself into 9mm and .223 reloading in 2017, .380 in 2019, 7.62×39 in 2020 and my first revolver in 45 Colt in 2022. It is so satisfying to go to the range and string together ever improving groups with ammo I loaded myself; it doesn’t hurt that I’m a little OCD about technical things, the tangible/visible rewards are really gratifying.
I have a nagging but as yet unattained ‘want’ for a .358 Yeti unloader, it just looks like a really cool caliber. My next learning curve, space permitting, is casting and coating.