re: Spinoff: Best methods to store large quantities of ammo for extended periods?

Posted by weagle99

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Posted on 5/13/15 at 3:20 pm to boom roasted

Posted by oleyeller

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Posted on 5/13/15 at 3:23 pm to ctiger69

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I just went to Wal Mart and surprisingly they had a full shelf of 22lr with a no box limit. So I bought the entire shelf. The guy behind me wanted one brick and he was pissed I emptied the store out. To bad. You snooze....you lose. I chuckled as I walked by him with my bag full of 22lr ammo. I need help storing my collection now. Thank goodness for this thread.

this is what im talking about! ahe should have gotten up earlier

Posted by SCwTiger

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Posted on 5/13/15 at 4:41 pm to ctiger69

You sure are trying to get 'em fired up again.

Posted by dawg23

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Posted on 5/13/15 at 6:10 pm to SCwTiger

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You sure are trying to get 'em fired up again

Which is quite an accomplishment for such a cold-hearted aggregation.

Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt

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Posted on 5/13/15 at 6:16 pm to oleyeller

Posted by TigerOnThe Hill

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Posted on 5/13/15 at 6:18 pm to ctiger69

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I need help storing my collection now. Thank goodness for this thread.

None of the suggestions on this thread work for 22LR ammo. It HAS to be shot w/in a year from purchase!

Posted by TigerOnThe Hill

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Posted on 5/13/15 at 6:19 pm to Ole Geauxt

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I'm still shootin' some high brass 5's & 6's that have $3.49 marked on the box. I bought them from a KMart, before they went out of business at that location, in the 70's..

My kinda guy!

Are the hulls plastic or paper??

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Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt

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Posted on 5/13/15 at 6:23 pm to TigerOnThe Hill

I still have 16ga shells that are from the 70's

They still shoot and look fine. Unless something has changed with ammo,
I'm sure storing it anywhere indoors will keep it for 40 or 50 years.

Posted by bapple

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Posted on 5/13/15 at 7:21 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt

I just store my loaded ammo in metal ammo cans lined in duct tape. The metal on the inside was scratching the shite out of the cases.

I shoot pretty often and haven't put any ammo into long term storage so I haven't needed to worry about moisture or anything. But I think in my next batch of loads I may do some SHTF ammo. I really like the food saver bag idea.

Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt

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Posted on 5/13/15 at 7:23 pm to bapple

If my goal was very long term ammo storage, I would keep it in vacuum bags with dessicant and repack every 10 years or so.

I'm not sure about the duct tape thing. It may not get along with brass, but I don't know that for a fact. Just guessing.

Posted by Ole Geauxt

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Posted on 5/13/15 at 7:55 pm to TigerOnThe Hill

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My kinda guy! Are the hulls plastic or paper??

The 12's are plastic, the 10's from the 50's & 60's are paper..

Posted by Jenar Boy

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Posted on 5/13/15 at 7:59 pm to Ole Geauxt

I don't have any that lasts long enough to worry about storing it. I buy it to shoot not decorate my gun safe or the wife's closet.

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Posted by Ole Geauxt

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Posted on 5/13/15 at 8:32 pm to Jenar Boy

I used to buy a lot. I do shoot quite a bit, but, very similar to life, I want to have enough boolits to make it to the end of the game,,, shoot em up, Goob!