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Storage of Ammo in Attic
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:02 pm
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:02 pm
Anyone do this? Do you keep it in a container of some sort? I have too much to keep in safe and no room in closets.
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Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:05 pm to WPBTiger
I'm not a fan of the idea just due to swings in temp degrading the contents
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:14 pm to WPBTiger
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Anyone do this? Do you keep it in a container of some sort? I have too much to keep in safe and no room in closets.
Horrible idea IMHO, the risk to you and your family not to even mention first responders in the event of a fire is just not worth it.
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:16 pm to WPBTiger
Why don't you just shoot more?
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:22 pm to cave canem
As opposed to what? It’s not gonna burn in the closet? When I’m prioritizing what to get out quick (if I’m that lucky), I’m not lugging out a few hundred pounds of ammo.
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:39 pm to brightside878
quote:that's what I was thinking
As opposed to what? It’s not gonna burn in the closet?
Posted on 12/4/18 at 9:06 pm to WPBTiger
Use the ammo to replace furniture around the house. Sounds like you might have enough to replace the frame of your couch or the base of your bed.
Posted on 12/4/18 at 10:05 pm to brightside878
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As opposed to what? It’s not gonna burn in the closet? When I’m prioritizing what to get out quick (if I’m that lucky), I’m not lugging out a few hundred pounds of ammo.
Go check out the aftermath of the next house fire in your area and think about what you just typed.
If there is a normal response time the closets likely wont be badly damaged if closed, then go check out the attic and report back to us.
Posted on 12/4/18 at 10:08 pm to cave canem
What the hell do you think ammo does in a fire?
This post was edited on 12/4/18 at 10:11 pm
Posted on 12/4/18 at 11:18 pm to bbvdd
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What the hell do you think ammo does in a fire?
I think center fire expels the primer rather quickly and rim fire launches the casings, neither do I want to deal with if possible.
it aint about risk removal it is about risk reduction that is simply done.
Why dont you throw 2500 .233 in a good hot fire and stand next to it while filming so we can all know for sure, there is absolutely no danger in doing that right?
OP asked for opinions, you do you and I will do me, not sure why my opinion bothers you.
Posted on 12/4/18 at 11:56 pm to cave canem
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Why dont you throw 2500 .233 in a good hot fire and stand next to it while filming so we can all know for sure, there is absolutely no danger in doing that right?
.38 and .22lr ammo thrown into a campfire, just pops like popcorn, no brass or lead will leave the fire.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 12:42 am to WPBTiger
I know ammo can handle extreme temps well, but I don't know about prolonged exposure and swinging temps. Throw a couple cases up there, shoot a box per year, and let us know if they're good.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 1:15 am to WPBTiger
Good ammo cans (real mil-spec ones), desiccant bag, couple of oxygen absorbers. Ammo will not degrade or be affected by the temp swings in your attic. The military stores 55 gallon drums of small arms propellant in un-airconditioned magazines for decades and the stuff is still perfectly usable. I've got .30 cal cans full of M855 sitting in my shop that have been there 2+ years, opened one this past weekend just to look and it looks exactly the same as the day it went into the can. I do the same with prepped brass for reloading, stuff looks like it just came out of the tumbler. Can buy oxygen absorber pounches by the hundreds on Amazon for cheap. Or you can eat a bunch of MRE poundcakes... 
Posted on 12/5/18 at 5:29 am to cave canem
Can’t say for sure, but I don’t think it’ll do anything but pop
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Why dont you throw 2500 .233 in a good hot fire and stand next to it while filming so we can all know for sure, there is absolutely no danger in doing that right?
Posted on 12/5/18 at 6:26 am to brightside878
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Can’t say for sure, but I don’t think it’ll do anything but pop
What I am trying to say is that if I am not ballsy enough to try this then I need to do a better job with storing ammo than placing it above my family's head, not that ammo is a nuclear bomb too dangerous to store.
While I do keep a bit of ammo in the house I am not storing multiple thousands of rounds inside the house, just not prudent IMHO.
We have not even touched on shotgun shells which is a whole different ball game.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 6:27 am to cave canem
Why don't we share real information instead of opinions on what would happen in a fire?
Here's a very nice video...
LINK
Here's a very nice video...
LINK
Posted on 12/5/18 at 6:47 am to Outlast101
I'd consider the weight as well. I know people stuff their attics to the gills with crap, but trusses have a weight rating and ammo is heavy. If you do this, make sure you spread it out to distribute the weight.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 9:33 am to cave canem
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Go check out the aftermath of the next house fire in your area and think about what you just typed.
As a former fire fighter I fought a fire at a guy's house who was a reloader. Unless a cartridge is in a locked breach it is not going to cause significant damage to anyone standing within say 30-50 feet. It will almost all cook off but it won't have any force behind it. I was in the house with the rounds cooking off and had none hit me as I searched a closet for a victim.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 10:27 am to WPBTiger
Temperature extremes and variations causes accelerated aging in munitions/ammunition ....
Posted on 12/5/18 at 10:46 am to Outlast101
quote:well your video sure did shut up some idiots on here.
Why don't we share real information instead of opinions on what would happen in a fire?
Here's a very nice video...
LINK
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