ammo shelf life

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Sabre9mm

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I was just asked by someone "have you heard" style...

He claimed that the ammunition manufactured in the last few years had a US government mandated new powder formula that self degraded within a year after manufacture to prevent stockpiling ammo.

Is their any remote truth to that. And or is it by brand or manufacturer (IMPORTS?):confused:

Sounds like conspiracy theory to me...
 
Figured as much. I asked for some proof to that statement and it came down to well this guy said that guy told him...

Any real data on shelf life? I saw a video of some guy shooting tracers circa seventy something. Seemed to fire fine.

I would figured they were not tenderly cared for all those years.

Any reasonable precautions over keep it dry?
 
There have been WWI & II .45 and 30-06 ammo loaded in bulk packs, mags and en bloc clips where folks have cleaned off the wrappings and preservatives... and most all tend to go bang.

There are all sorts of methods for guns and ammo long term storage... DIY stuff and ready to buy. Plastic PVC tube is popular for the "bury it in the ground" types.

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I had a single round of WWII surplus 45 ACP ammo fail to go bang for me once. One round. That said, I think if you rotate your ammo stockpile every 40 years, you can avoid the single failure. :D
 
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I think if you rotate your ammo stockpile every 40 years, you can avoid the single failure.
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Should there be a smilie face at the end of that sentence? It really seems like there ought to be. :p

56 years old in Seattle...
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Properly stored, ammo could last 100 years or more.
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This.
i have large quantities of old ammunition. One round out of two or three of my 45-70 ammo made in the 1880s will fire. As late as 1975 every round would fire. My early 1900s .30 Army is more reliable, about half will fire: i bought that ammo from Hunters Lodge in the early 1960s; it has been stored in an undergorund cellar since along with the rest of my old ammo. Over 90 percent of my WWI .30 caliber fires; all of the WWI era through 1930s .45 caliber ammo still fires.
 
things are regulated beyond the wants of the manufacturers all of the time

glad it is bull because behind the scenes stuff like that is happening all of the time

one smidgen example: cigarettes now have fire retardent paper or at least a different kind of paper. basically if you leave the butt sitting there it burns out on its own (trying to prevent the hopeless drunks from burning down dwellings for one..........pack unfilitered camels(around since before WWI)........pay 2-3 dollars more than regular cigs since their formula is 'grandfathered' and/or untouchable. smoke a regular camel filter sometime...doesnt taste anything like it used to not even close
 
I too must admit in a "fire retardant cigarette" something is retarded there other than the fire...

Kind of goes up there with dehydrated water and flameproof matches IMHO...

So glad I quit those things years ago and never had to deal with that little tidbit.
 
I measured out the 500 rounds I have into 30 rounds per heavy anti static zip locks I usually use for electronics. This will be one bag per mag, and keep everything else sealed until used. The just so happen to perfectly fit a 9mm brick too, so all my ammo is in bag storage now. (Ready to load into PVC if I have to :D )

Those magpul mags, how long can one leave one full without damage to the spring, or is that even a concern anymore?
 
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