Posted: 2/28/2011 9:04:48 AM EDT
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I know there have been several suggestions concerning
Ammo Storage...and the ways to do it. I just don't want to keep a lot of ammo stored in my home. And I want it to be in a place with constant temperatures.... like 50 to 70 degrees....and dry. Are there any other alternatives such as burying them in the ground ...maybe 18" down ?? Any ideas appreciated..... |
| What is the reason for not wanting to store the ammo at home? If its buried then you have to dig it up when you need it, if you go to the range a lot it won't be worth putting in the ground and constantly digging up. I have mine in various ammo cans with desiccant packs that I get from wife's shopping spree's (shoe boxes etc.) and stored in my basement, I have the option of putting them in a metal cabinet (storage locker free from uncle sam salvaged from a dumpster) but I just keep them under my wooden supply shelving. |
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I have several thousand rounds in my closet. I don't think twice about it.... Answer fits well with your Avatar 
To the Op you honestly don't have a lot to worry about with stored ammo being in your garage or basement or some other spot. In a fire (if that is what you are concerned with) you wont have an explosion (from my understanding). You will have pop offs when the rounds go off however without them chambered in your weapon they will do very little (if any) damage. |
| A good friend of mine had nearly 25,000 rounds go up in a fire. All of the ammo was stored in ammo cans. NOT ONE bullet made it intact out of an ammo can, NOT ONE. A few little pieces of bullet jacket did perforate the cans but for the most part the lid buckled- due to the pressure of the burning powder and it simply vented. The danger of ammo in a fire is greatly overstated. |
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A good friend of mine had nearly 25,000 rounds go up in a fire. All of the ammo was stored in ammo cans. NOT ONE bullet made it intact out of an ammo can, NOT ONE. A few little pieces of bullet jacket did perforate the cans but for the most part the lid buckled- due to the pressure of the burning powder and it simply vented. The danger of ammo in a fire is greatly overstated. 
Did any of his insurance cover that for him? |
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I'm more curious why the OP doesn't want to keep it in his home. I think the real discussion lay there. Worried about confiscation? Theft? Felon in the home? Or something mundane like the misinformation about fires? I am not to worried, personally, about theft of ammo (firearms theft, yes). Do you know much of a PITA it was to get it down into the basement? Stealing it in quantity going up the stairs would totally kick my ass. 1k of .308 weighs how much? Multiplied how many times? Then the 7.62x39, the 5.56, the ... Plus, my basement is thoroughly a mess, I mean very constructively booby-trapped... |
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I'm more curious why the OP doesn't want to keep it in his home. I think the real discussion lay there. Worried about confiscation? Theft? Felon in the home? Or something mundane like the misinformation about fires? Well...I have a Carry permit....so we can rule the Felon out. But...yes I am concerned about confiscation...why wait until the last minute to start thinkin about other options. A Theft...of course ...I'm not here all the time. What ammo I do have is stored in a big green metal tool box (Greenlee) along with a few rifles. I have a substantial safe too. But say I don't want to keep my ammo....or my rifles all in one basket. It could be any number of things could happen. I heard of someone else with several hundred rounds of ammo that was in a fire. When the fireman showed up and heard to popping, fuzzing noise...they decided to stand back and let it burn. Not everyone is aware that the danger of ammo in fires is fairly low. Besides, the price of ammo may sky-rocket soon with the price of metals going up. I'd like to be able to go outside and dig up up a couple cases of 5.56 or 9mm...7.62x39....or what ever.....may help me to barter one fine day. now you know... |
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maybe 7 thousand...but that includes 22 rounds too.
I'm keeping some of this in in the green metal ammo boxes/ But I want to buy some more when I can soon and tuck away in a safer place. The PVC tubes are a good idea sealed in the vac bags and as someone else says to be concerned about the frost line. I have a tractor w/ a backhoe attachment so the dig would be easy. Of course...I would have to mark where I stash it......I think I saw one time some dude inserted a rifle in the ground for 15 years like that....and after he dug it up....it was just like the day he packed it.... I just want 2 separate locations for back up.... |
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Remember this?
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/03/03/national/main2533570.shtml 
Million rounds of ammo found at CA house Updated 3/2/2007 4:13 PM ET E-mail | Save | Print | Enlarge By Kurt Miller, The Press-Enterprise via AP Officials stand in a driveway with a cache of ammunition Friday in Norco, Calif. Firefighters responding to a blaze at the Riverside County home Thursday found more than 1 million rounds and multiple firearms inside, authorities said. NORCO, Calif. (AP) — More than 1 million rounds of ammunition, a cache of weapons and a tunnel were found at a man's California home after an explosive fire that forced a neighborhood evacuation, authorities said Friday. Crews worked to fortify the tunnel, which measured 5 feet wide by 8 feet long, to ensure it was safe. It appeared to be at least 10 feet deep and led into a backyard, authorities said. The fire Thursday afternoon at the home in Norco, about 45 miles east of Los Angeles, caused some of the ammunition to explode. The man tried to run back into the house after firefighters arrived and had to be restrained by sheriff's deputies, Riverside County sheriff's Deputy Juan Zamora said. ON DEADLINE: A house full of ammunition and weapons After the blaze was extinguished, crews discovered metal and wooden boxes of ammunition for shotguns, small handguns and assault rifles. On Friday, sheriff's deputies and agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives combed the house for evidence. Dozens of metal and cardboard boxes filled with ammunition for shotguns, small handguns and assault rifles sat in a driveway. Two of the assault rifles were illegal, Zamora said. The man had no permit for 75 pounds of black gunpowder that was also recovered, Zamora said. No arrests have been made. The man, whose identity was not released, was taken to a hospital where he will receive a psychological evaluation, Zamora said. Last April, authorities said they found more than 1,300 weapons and 89,000 rounds of ammunition in the San Bernardino County home of a man who claimed to belong to a militant group with aims to overthrow Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. In that case Robert Ferro of Upland, Calif., faces counts of unlawfully owning and failing to register guns. |
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7K including(!) .22 ammo? Thats not even close to enough. Stand by for public chastisement. Get out and do your part to keep the economy rolling by buying more ammo. You need at least 5 times that amount in .22 ammo alone before you start to even register on the ammo whore scale.
And storing it in ammo cans will be fine. |