Simple Don'ts to Remember:
Do not buy ammunition that has a box date over 10 years old,
Do not buy if the box or carton is ripped, broken, or the seal is not intact,
Do not buy loose ammunition that you personally have not checked over,
Do not buy any ammunition at a super low discount price because you may be buying ammunition “seconds,” production rejects, or stolen inventory.
Remember to always store your ammo in waterproof containers filled with small packets of stay dry. This tip among others we will cover on the slides will ensure you have ammo when you need it the most — when Doomsday arrives.
After the break learn what not to do when storing ammunition.
If you want to keep your ammo around for a while these tips will point you in the right direction!
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Derek Herrle
really 10 years?
So i shouldnt buy 1000 rounds of 60 year old 12ga off the internet from one site, have it shipped to my house, then bury it in front of my house in a cardboard box?
My thought exactly. I have seen ammo the Jordanian military had. .50 cal from the 50’s and 40mms from the 70’s. Best ammo ever shot minus the tracer compound didn’t work.
Have to put pea gravel in the bottom of the hole
Twas sarcasm sir.
Alex Nunes Your thoughts?
Its actually a myth that storing magazines full wears the spring do to the fact the spring is heat treated to hold that shape and any heat will force it back to the original rate of coil
Low humidity is ideal and touch the ammo bare handed as little as possible due too oils on your hands
Pretty sure that’s why genuine Soviet ammo had the non-corrosive coating.$#%&!@*for the gun, but great for long shelf life.
Yeah you’d be surprised how corrosion inducing the oils from your hands can do to brass and even wood i.e. why relics made of metal and would are handled with gloves
Bud Boggs
Brooks Campbell
Gnik Bob
I was taught it will warp the spring, even in the army they told us this.
Best ammo storage is a vacuum sealer, air and water tight.