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I may be out of the country for 3-5 years. I managed to get my guns stored between family and friends. Now I have to deal with ammo. I have close to 4 bookshelves of ammo. How does one store ammo ? I have given away most of my shotgun ammo. What remains is mainly rifle ammo. Most of it is good stuff - Barnes tsx a-frame ect in 375 h&h, 375 ruger, 458 Lott, 300 win mag, 30/06, 308 win. I also have a lot of steelshot. Any info appreciated. Thanks, Mike | ||
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Why try and store the ammo? Why not just sell it? Serioiusly, none of us have any real idea what is going to happen in the next 3 to 5 years concerning the private ownership of firearms and the ammunition for them. Also a person needs to consider what shape, health wise they will or might be in after such time frames. Even the rocks don't last forever. | |||
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Cause selling it will be too much work. It’s ammo I planned to shot over the next 10-15 years. I don’t think I will be doing much shooting over next 5 years. Mike | |||
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50 cal GI ammo cans with a small, readily available dessicant pack thrown in. Works fine for the military. DRSS(We Band of Bubba's Div.) N.R.A (Life) T.S.R.A (Life) D.S.C. | |||
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One must be wary of excessive temperatures. Support the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation | |||
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The key to storing ammo is to make sure that it is stored in a cool, dry place. If you have that available, then you should be fine. It may be that you could buy some of the heavy duty storage bins that Costco sells (black and yellow) and store it in them (watching the weight in each so you can move it), and marking each bin with what's in them and sealing each bin with gorilla tape. Then finding a cool, dry place to store it in. Those bins are stackable to a certain extent (weight). Just a suggestion. | |||
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Good suggestion. I have a dozen of the Costco boxes in my garage. I would like to put the ammo in a climate control storage unit - just not sure it is allowed. Mike | |||
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To hell with "if it's allowed".If you purchase rental space + you pay the bill on time,then it is the same as your home (don't miss a payment).Actually they might have a company policy that overrides your rights;so just don't tell them. Perhaps you are concerned about nothing. I have boxes of WW2 issue .45 ACP ammo that is still good as the day it was made.I do agree with the silicon desicant into an ammo can is smart thinking (rice works too to a point). Never mistake motion for action. | |||
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This. I have had ammo stored this way for decades. The temp in my base range from 40s to a high of 60. I have stuff from the 70-s that looks great and shoots just fine. | |||
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AGREE! Most of my ammo is stored in GI ammo cans in a cool dry basement. they are waterproof and can take a lot of abuse. As other have stated, the important factor in storing ammo is temperature.. especially heat. So think COOL and DRY. NRA Benefactor. Life is tough... It's even tougher when you're stupid... John Wayne | |||
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