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LEO 229 wrote:
ama-gi wrote:
LEO 229 wrote:
I have had ammo for 12 years or longer and it fired just fine.
I have about 10,000 rounds+ now and I keep it cool and dry.....
Any advice/tips/information you can give about storage of ammo? How do you store it, LEO? Is it a hazard to keep that much?
Up off the floor and in a cool but dryspot in the house.
Only dangerous if the house catches fire. I can only imagine that I should probably have a placard on allsides of my house to warn the everyone.
But this against my HOA rules.
As a Firefighter stored ammunition poses no threat to your home, neighbors or firefighters.
One reason why you should NEVER store a firearm with a round in the chamber is because should that round cook off it will fire just as if the hammer fell on it with full force. In a semi auto, it's possible for the weapon to continue firing in this manner until the magazine is empty.
Other than noise thats it. Ammo not in a chamber will go in both directions with equal force, some studies show the brass case has more energy than the bullet. *while it won't pierce the skin, it could put out an eye.
Gun powder (not loaded) is of course very flammable and care must be taken in storage as opposed to loaded ammunition.
As to the original topic, Store your ammo in a sealed containers, be it tupperware or mil surp ammo cans. That ammo will be good for your grandchildren.
Like others here, I'm shooting 1930's production 8mm mauser that up until I got it was stored in wooden crates in cloth bandoleers. Who knows in what conditions it was stored, it was shipped from turkey on a ship across the oceans, probably sat on a pier for weeks before getting cleared to ship to wholesalers....
I think out of 500 rounds fired thus far I've had one dud. Everything else functions just as good as the day it was produced. I've been shooting lots of 40's production 7.62x54r as well, this was stored in tins and it'll group 1MOA with the right gun.
