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Does ammunition have a shelf life?
Posted on 5/15/13 at 10:17 am
Posted on 5/15/13 at 10:17 am
I know this has to be a rookie question of some sort but I have some boxes of ammo that are old (like 10+ years) . Does ammunition expire in any way?
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Posted on 5/15/13 at 10:19 am to Jma313
Nope. As long as it was stored in a dry place, people shoot ammo that is 50+ years old and it works fine
Posted on 5/15/13 at 10:23 am to TigerTatorTots
Paper shells for the win
Posted on 5/15/13 at 10:23 am to Colt M4A1
Depends on how you store them.
Posted on 5/15/13 at 10:23 am to Jma313
As long as it was taken care of for those 10+ years it should be fine.
Posted on 5/15/13 at 10:24 am to TigerTatorTots
Awesome, I was wondering the same thing. I found about 2k rounds of .22lr yesterday in my dads shop, and it has to be somewhere around 10 years old.
Posted on 5/15/13 at 10:28 am to Polar Pop
10 years old is just like new bro
Shoot the shite out of them golden .22 rims
Shoot the shite out of them golden .22 rims
Posted on 5/15/13 at 10:28 am to Polar Pop
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2k rounds of .22lr yesterday in my dads shop, and it has to be somewhere around 10 years old.
.22 doesn't age well. Could explode. Handle gently. I'm a licensed .22lr detonation expert. Let me know where the volatile packages are located and I will pick up. Please leave a $100 disposal fee.
Posted on 5/15/13 at 10:28 am to Polar Pop
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Awesome, I was wondering the same thing. I found about 2k rounds of .22lr yesterday in my dads shop, and it has to be somewhere around 10 years old.
oh 22? naw man that stuff wont be good sitting up that long. i will buy it off you for $50 just to get that junk off ur hands. i will figure something out that i can do with it
Posted on 5/15/13 at 10:30 am to Polar Pop
it will loose its punch a little if it is in humidity, so some of it wont cycle an auto. YOu can still shoot it in a bolt gun though.
If you keep it in an ammo can with a gasket on the top and a little dry rice (and I mean rice, not ice, im not a chinaman), it will last for ever, just as good as it was when it was rolled.
If you keep it in an ammo can with a gasket on the top and a little dry rice (and I mean rice, not ice, im not a chinaman), it will last for ever, just as good as it was when it was rolled.
Posted on 5/15/13 at 10:32 am to oleyeller
I REALLLY need .22wmr.......Posted on 5/15/13 at 10:35 am to Polar Pop
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I REALLLY need .22wmr.......
i also am looking for some..i have plenty of 22 and 223 and everything else for that matter but only like 250 rounds of WMR, i know cabelas has online that hornady for 14.99 but limit to one per day, shipping would be a killer there every day
Posted on 5/15/13 at 10:37 am to oleyeller
I have some wmr plentifully
I'm just not around most of y'all currently
I'm just not around most of y'all currently
Posted on 5/15/13 at 10:37 am to oleyeller
Yeah I am down to about 100 rounds of .22wmr, which I used to shoot more than anything. Pa in law just got his hands on a Kel Tec PMR30 handgun and is also in a bind for the magnums.
Posted on 5/15/13 at 10:37 am to Howard Juneau
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Depends on how you store them.
They were in sealed surplus army ammo cans and have been in doors as well in the bottom of a footlocker
Posted on 5/15/13 at 10:40 am to Jma313
we will start seeing the WMR hit the shelves soon i think.
and Jma313 you are good my man! ammo will be fine! Great find
and Jma313 you are good my man! ammo will be fine! Great find
Posted on 5/15/13 at 10:51 am to oleyeller
Awesome. I actually managed to get XM855 green tip for $10 a box this week. Had to call a guy in Birmingham to find it
Posted on 5/15/13 at 10:53 am to Polar Pop
Send me about 500 rounds a test batch. I'll report back in this thread.
Posted on 5/15/13 at 11:45 am to Polar Pop
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2k rounds
nice find
Posted on 5/15/13 at 11:50 am to Jma313
when we were shooting high power rifle, we practiced and competed with 30-06 ball from WWII.
still may have a bandoleer or 2 laying around.
still may have a bandoleer or 2 laying around.
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