Just about every survival minded individual places a premium on firearms.
Truth be told, if things ever got really dire, firearms might be the difference between eating meat or not, defending one's life and property, or not.
But firearms become very expensive hammers if you do not have ammunition for them and reliable ammunition on top of that.
In fact, reliable ammunition is almost as important as having a well-maintained firearm itself.
While technology improvements have greatly enhanced the lifespan as well as the effectiveness of ammunition, you still have to adhere to some general guidelines for both buying and storing ammo.
We cover some ammunition guidelines pertaining to purchases on the next page.
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Stop with the ‘next page’ stuff!!! Geeeeeze!!!
Use a food saver and vaccum seal your ammo. Then put in a military ammo can. Will last forever.
Jeffrey Duff
Today’s amount has a shelf life of 7 years. This From the F B I
You can also clean, grease and lube your ” SHTF ” firearm, gun sock it and buy 11 ” rolls of foodsaver bags. The gun sock will stop protruding edges from punching a hole in the bag. Leave about 12 ” at the end and seal it. Works great and your firearm is now moisture free.Everyone who has a gun safe knows how much moisture it can collect. I found out the hard way. Rust , rust everywhere even with rechargeable dehumidifers, I figured if it good for ammo, its good for the everything else….including magazines.
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I have ammo from my grandfather’s place from the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s that still functions just fine.
Letty Lisco
But 22 cal. Long rifle ammo CAN NOW be reloaded, there is a kit out for it, and it works just fine. Web site is. http://www.22lrreloader.com. they have a kit for 22 mag also.
There are also some powders that have exceptionally long shelf life. Bullseye is one of them for pistol.
Don’t waste your time on this article, 8 pages of less than common sense info
Click next page?
Nope… piss off with that….
I have ammo from the 60’s that shoots just fine.
Every article: “When the SHTF.”
Here’s all you need to know about ammo storage. Cool, dry place. Ive got ammo stored for 10+ years in everything from retail boxes to cheap plastic dump boxes to sealed ammo.containers. As long as it stays dry, you are good to go.
Tips for reloading include “follow the manuals.” Good tip.
Don’t shoot corroded shells.
Here’s one they missed: don’t shoot different calibers in guns not meant for them.
One more: don’t toss bad reloads in a fire.
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Geez, I dunno, I thought the sparkling little gem of “Don’t hide your ammo in easy to find places” was well worth the 8 clicks!!!
Don’t bury your 20 year old ammo in the front yard in a cardboard box. Now you’ve heard these “great tips” for storing ammo.
Holy$#%&!@* So I clicked the link to see what it says, and it’s all$#%&!@*that I’d assume is common damn knowledge.
“Don’t use old ammo”
“Don’t buy old ammo”
“Don’t use faulty ammo”
“Don’t buy faulty ammo”
And that was pretty much it.
thats bcs there is virtually no wisdom regarding ammo other than “cool.dry place” and “dont shoot if it looks wierd” 😉
I’ve got an old syrup container of mil surplus H4831 that has been stored in a dark, dry, cool place. It is older than I am and came from a time when you’d go to the surplus store with your container and they’d weigh you out some from their keg. The stuff inside is still fine. With powder, you’ll know by smelling it when it is bad. I honestly don’t think the author of this article had a lot of experience with propellants.
When they start saying next page, I’m out. Ain’t nobody got time for that.
Gotta keep us in fear of total societal collapse or we might stop listening to them.
Don’t store your bullets in the peanut butter or the outhouse or the fireplace.
I bet my oldest ammo works as good as my plumbing gauge… I know how to properly store my amms!!!%
Be sure to say Allah Akbar several times during a firearm purchase. If you get denied, you will be able to claim discrimination.
Uh, actually, cool dry & NON conductive. Should have included the suggestion of padding for rimfire ammo (22/22wmr/17h) but overall, change title to: “Basic Ammo Storage for Dummies”
This article sucks….
Jane Andrew Inman
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Yeah really mostt surplus 762×39 is 40 years old.
Production is key, in my opinion. If one has THE EXPERIENCE, a press, and components, one can crank out rounds for hours…without juice. Don’t be a fool and store your ammo poorly, but better yet, have the capacity to produce it. # tubs in waiting…
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I keep mine stored in a ammo can in my closet and a mag of 556 in the draw next to my bed with my gun
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Bridger Jesse
That was the biggest waste of time ….