We moved to the big island about 12 miles from Hilo 3 years ago. I am now 60 years old, and have done a lot hand loading when I was actively competing. I sold most of my guns when we moved here from the Seattle/Tacoma area. I brought my, very basic, reloading stuff with me. I don't use progressive equipment, just hand held stuff. I brought plenty of primers, but no powder.  I haven't fired a shot since before we moved. I am worried, that if I buy some powder, say for use on my .45acp and .44 special handguns, that it will quickly clump up and be unuseable in sort order. I did bring some ammo. Is the climate going to mess with my ammo and make it unusable?

    Also, I heard there is now an indoor range in Hilo,  Anyone know of this?

    Thanks for any comments.

     Jon in Keaau

   We moved to the big island about 12 miles from Hilo 3 years ago. I am now 60 years old, and have done a lot hand loading when I was actively competing. I sold most of my guns when we moved here from the Seattle/Tacoma area. I brought my, very basic, reloading stuff with me. I don't use progressive equipment, just hand held stuff. I brought plenty of primers, but no powder.  I haven't fired a shot since before we moved. I am worried, that if I buy some powder, say for use on my .45acp and .44 special handguns, that it will quickly clump up and be unuseable in sort order. I did bring some ammo. Is the climate going to mess with my ammo and make it unusable?

    Also, I heard there is now an indoor range in Hilo,  Anyone know of this?

    Thanks for any comments.

     Jon in Keaau

welcome, jon
i am interested in hearing the responses to your question

here's the info about the new range
https://2ahawaii.com/index.php?topic=15912

aloha

Welcome jon.

Powder is surprisingly tough. I have never had powder go bad in my 35 years of reloading.
The only crappy thing that ever happened to me was the metal can rusted through.
The bottom of the can broke and all the powder fell through.
The powder that was still uncontaminated with rust shot fine.

I have another story about powder, but I have a hard time typing on this tablet.

I had some h110 I had since I was 10.  44 years ago.  Loaded some m1 carbine and it was fine looked inside the container and looked nice and dry.

If you have loaded ammo, it should definitely be stored in airtight ammo cans. I got ammo from the 50's that still works.

I have some 9mm manufactured 1983 which I bought in 1985. I still have 1k rounds of it. It still goes bang every time. I keep it in an ammo can.

Welcome Jon,

I have some 30 year old powder that  have been stored in ammo cans. The powder containers  barely have rust on them. Some have been opened and the powder is still loose inside. Also have some 20 year old ammo that I just used in the IDPA match last weekend. Still shoots like I just loaded them. I don't load when it's humid like it is now, or when it's raining.

   Thanks everyone. You have really helped. I've actually got ererything I need except the powder, to resume handloading. I was worried that I would buy a few cans of powder, and the climate would make it clump up in short order.
    Also, I'm going stop in at the White Shark Arms, where they have the indoor range, and just look around and say hello to them. I used to shoot at two different indoor ranges in the Seattle/Tacoma area, and at the Paul Bunyan Club, an out door range where I was a member. I competed at shooting ranges all over western Washington back then. Haven't fired a shot since I moved here 3 years back, and would like to make sure my guns are all right. I also have some air guns, and have an acre, so I can practice with them at a few pennies a shot. I did take my firearms in and registered them with the Hilo Police, but firearms laws are pretty restrictive here. Don't want to get arrested transporting a firearm to the range either.