Comments on: Long Term Ammunition Storage Made Easy

By: Sitting Bull

Sitting Bull — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:26:37 +0000

Humidity should always be considered a potential threat no matter what State you live in – condensation should be considered by those living even in AZ, CA, TX, etc. Dessicant packets can be found on “auction” sites (eg – eBay) rather inexpensively and in bulk; also oxygen absorbers.

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Good way to keep Ammo fresh, long term? - Ruger Forum — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:27:47 +0000

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By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 03:18:49 +0000

I have a question about storage, but not so much about humidity but temperature. I live in Arizona, which is why the humidity issue isn’t as big a deal as is temperature. Due to space, I’ve had to put my safe in the garage. In summer temperatures can get over 110 degrees (inside a garage is probably higher) for months. In the winter, temperatures can drop to freezing or lower. I have an Eva-dry dehumidifier hanging in the safe, which in the 6 months it’s been in the safe, hasn’t changed color, meaning it hasn’t needed to be plugged in to dry. Will the extreme high temperature degrade the gun powder? Thanks!

By: Stan

Stan — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 02:30:41 +0000

I keep my extra ammo in ammo cans with the desicant packs inside my garage in a cabinet. My problem is with the heat here along the colorado river it is real dry and hot up to 110 degrees in my garage, will the heat have adverse effects on my ammo over long term.

By: Lee

Lee — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 12:46:24 +0000

@Kyle, We don’t believe there is any significant difference in storage of tracer and ball ammunition. The military stores ball, tracer and armor piercing (AP) together, so the storage is identical. most of the M-60 ammunition I was issues during Desert Storm was LC 68. There were other other lots all the training ammunition in the States was Vietnam era vintage, so storage of tracers should be just as simple, as long as you get the humidity to a safe level.