What is the Shelf Life of Ammunition?
The shelve life of ammunition is how long it can be stored before it starts to break down. Some things to check for:
On full metal jacket bullets, is there rust or other corrosion?
Rust or discoloration on the shell casings
Corrosion in and around the primer pocket or on the primer itself.
Now that you know what to look for when storing your ammo, it's also vital that you know how to safely reload your ammunition. Even if you may think you're doing everything correctly, there are still ways to improve.
If this means having more ammo that'll help you secure a tasty meal post-collapse, I would memorize these tips so that you'll know everything there is about ammo during a pivotal SHTF situation.
On the next slide check out some excellent techniques on how to reload your ammo safely and effectively.
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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.