Well ........
I'm broken hearted.  Started doing some research into this perplexing question (I get bored at night) and it seems, those that use Guns, quit using "Gun Powder" at the turn of the 20th century.  Switched to nitrocellulose.  How rude.  All those beautiful clouds of smoke ad the great fireballs I color pictures of the big guns firing are not the result of Gun Powder.  Some other fad stuff.  Tons of the stuff in those magazines and we can't make use of any of it. Poop.
Now t see if I can find any information on the safeguards during the Age of Sail.  When saylors were saylors and others were ........... Na.  Anybody else have any real information on how real Gun Powder was safeguarded in the Wooden Ships??

Coffinmaker

Howdy gang,

In from the trail a bit earlier. Livestock comin' an' goin' at every street corner.

Cattle drive due in at mid day to "kick-off " the official start of the rodeo. "Pretty much a thing of the past" nowadays & sure glad the weirdos hate dust  Tolt my "greenhorn" BIL to keep an' eye peeled...He seems to enjoy the whole deal so far.

Someone tell me a shortcut to uploading Iphone pics  here & I'll share some....

Saw the Percheron Thunder horses gettin' tacked up for a warm up...dang they are tall & mighty !! Uh 17 h high.... Seen them "work" and they are SO awesome. TLD, I know you must know Scott personally...
My coals are still hot for an' early pot o' cawfee an tea cozie....
Dang Leo, Hopin' my troubles haven't turned into a Federal case either...

I know there is an old thread, but "search" couldn't find it.  Try varied search words.

meanwhile, check this out;

https://www.google.ca/search?q=image+strong+box&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=np&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=CIrCUbucHrCyigKBrYG4Cg&ved=0CCwQsAQ&biw=1059&bih=504

http://www.woodchests.com/Product.aspx?CategoryID=77188&ProductId=83990

The Main Match scores are now posted on NCOWS.org;
http://www.ncows.org/resources/natscores2013.html

Yup.  Iron tired wheels or even solid iron wheels (common) sparking along a stone or brick pathway could certainly ignite powder.  The sparks aren't electrical sparks, friction heated tiny pieces of stone and/or iron.  Sorta like a Flint on a frizzen.

Now, how about those ruddy great baggs of the stuff in the magazine of a battle wagon.  It'll huff and puff and blow yer little boat to pieces.  Actually happened to Prince of Wales when Bismark hit a magazine.  But what precautions were taken for day to day operations not involving the guns??  That's a lot of bang for your buck.  Wonder how long we could shoot all of SASS's Cap guns on just ONE magazine.  Whew.

Coffinmaker

Very neat and clever fix.

Uh-oh....I just accepted a bet I'm not sure I can win.....

My best friend's father just bought a Ruger LCP handgun (on a waiting list of 22) 9mm.  Now my friend is saying that this semi-auto will out shoot both a Remington NMA and Colt Navy.  So naturally, I made a bet that I can get either one out, fired and hit six man-shaped targets at ten yards faster and more accurately than him.    Why in heck did I say that?!  So, next payday (I have three a month) I'm buying a Colt Navy and holster and will be practicing a whole bunch with it.....

--TK

They are commonly called Screw Knife or screwdriver knife. Most run around $100.00 and up. I make a basic one out of 5160 high carbon steel with sheath for around $60.00. If you want cheap i also make screwdriver tips epoxied in a cartridge or in the tip of a bullet in a cartidge. for $8.50 plus shipping. If interested PM me with your email and I can send pictures.

I did that myself with a Dillon 650.

Modes please delete this thread as I've found the Cutting Edge pages and posted in there. For some reason I cannot delete my own thread.

thanks.