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Posted: 11/9/2008 4:08:25 PM EDT
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It's easiest for me to keep my ammo in it's original cases. But, I'm always concerned about the possibility of fire, so I'm in the process opening the case packs and transferring the individual boxes to ammo cans. I know this won't save the ammo from burning or igniting, but I'd feel better knowing that it's somewhat contained should a house fire happen.
For my own curiosity. Do you store your stash in it's regular case packs or ammo cans? |
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It's easiest for me to keep my ammo in it's original cases. But, I'm always concerned about the possibility of fire Your fears are unfounded. Ammunition will not explode. It will pop like popcorn, no matter what packaging it's in. Only rounds IN the chamber of a weapon will pose any kind of risk. If my home is burning to the ground, the last thing I'm going to be worried about is my ammo cooking off. |
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It's easiest for me to keep my ammo in it's original cases. But, I'm always concerned about the possibility of fire Your fears are unfounded. Ammunition will not explode. It will pop like popcorn, no matter what packaging it's in. Only rounds IN the chamber of a weapon will pose any kind of risk. If my home is burning to the ground, the last thing I'm going to be worried about is my ammo cooking off. I'm fully aware of what happens to ammo in a fire. However, I'm also morally obligated to let the fire dept know that it's in there before they send in their guys. At the same time, my home owners insurance policy holder *could* declare my policy void because I was storing ** thousand rounds of munitions in my home. I'm just trying to be proactive in considering all possible scenarios and covering myself accordingly. |
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It's easiest for me to keep my ammo in it's original cases. But, I'm always concerned about the possibility of fire Your fears are unfounded. Ammunition will not explode. It will pop like popcorn, no matter what packaging it's in. Only rounds IN the chamber of a weapon will pose any kind of risk. If my home is burning to the ground, the last thing I'm going to be worried about is my ammo cooking off. And the first thing you're worried about is getting it out of the house to safety? 
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It's easiest for me to keep my ammo in it's original cases. But, I'm always concerned about the possibility of fire Your fears are unfounded. Ammunition will not explode. It will pop like popcorn, no matter what packaging it's in. Only rounds IN the chamber of a weapon will pose any kind of risk. If my home is burning to the ground, the last thing I'm going to be worried about is my ammo cooking off. And the first thing you're worried about is getting it out of the house to safety? Damn right. 
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It's easiest for me to keep my ammo in it's original cases. But, I'm always concerned about the possibility of fire Your fears are unfounded. Ammunition will not explode. It will pop like popcorn, no matter what packaging it's in. Only rounds IN the chamber of a weapon will pose any kind of risk. If my home is burning to the ground, the last thing I'm going to be worried about is my ammo cooking off. The ammo would not be first on my list. My firearms would be first, and that would take several trips. Then it might be a toss up between the ammo and my Sony big screen. Prioritizing is not always easy. 
And the first thing you're worried about is getting it out of the house to safety?
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The ammo would not be first on my list. My firearms would be first, and that would take several trips. Then it might be a toss up between the ammo and my Sony big screen. Prioritizing is not always easy. 
And the first thing you're worried about is getting it out of the house to safety?
My ammo is worth waaaay more than my Mitsubishi TV. 
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What's the advantage of removing it from the boxes? What difference would that make? He was talking about removing it from the cardboard box to store in ammo cans. It doesn't matter either way. End result in a fire is the same thing. Snap, crackle, pop. |
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What's the advantage of removing it from the boxes? What difference would that make? He was talking about removing it from the cardboard box to store in ammo cans. It doesn't matter either way. End result in a fire is the same thing. Snap, crackle, pop. Kinda what I was thinking. |
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The ammo would not be first on my list. My firearms would be first, and that would take several trips. Then it might be a toss up between the ammo and my Sony big screen. Prioritizing is not always easy.
And the first thing you're worried about is getting it out of the house to safety?
Ahh... For me the guns would be in the same trip. But I only own my 1 rifle and 1 pistol at the moment. Then again, it wouldn't be that far of a trip for me anyways. From its location in my house where I keep it, to the window and outside. All of about a 20-25 foot one way sprint. Then I could worry about the electronics 
I have conservatively estimated that it would take approximately 5 min to get all the stuff I wanted out of my room (addrenaline works wonders). Assuming there is someone to hand the stuff to that I can't just throw out the window (ammo/guns/TV/comp/etc...). Otherwise the air matress/clothes pile safety cushion plan will be tested in a trial by fire manner for a few of these items. |
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What's the advantage of removing it from the boxes? What difference would that make? He was talking about removing it from the cardboard box to store in ammo cans. It doesn't matter either way. End result in a fire is the same thing. Snap, crackle, pop. Kinda what I was thinking. A contained Snap, crackle, pop is better than non contained. And as I mentioned in my original post, my goal is to minimize possible injury to anyone fighting the fire and also to cover myself if my insurance company tries to void my policy. |
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As far as warning the fire department goes, odds are as soon as you tell them your house is loaded with ammo they will evacuate the block and watch your house burn down. While it may only go snap, crackle, pop, they will probably take the better safe than sorry approach. Also, warning them when they show up will depend on you or a family member actually being home when they show up or being of capacity to tell them instead of being hurt. That isn't always the case. You could put a sign up on the front door to warn them, but that would also serve as a target to thieves. If you have ammo, that means you have guns for them to steal.
The insurance issue is a good question. I would be afraid to ask my own insurance company as most will raise your rates any chance they get. I would like to make sure the guns are covered for loss under the policy though. As far as liablity goes, I think they would be more concerned with someone being shot in your house than what happens to the ammo when your house is being damaged/destroyed by a fire. |
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As far as warning the fire department goes, odds are as soon as you tell them your house is loaded with ammo they will evacuate the block and watch your house burn down. While it may only go snap, crackle, pop, they will probably take the better safe than sorry approach. Also, warning them when they show up will depend on you or a family member actually being home when they show up or being of capacity to tell them instead of being hurt. That isn't always the case. You could put a sign up on the front door to warn them, but that would also serve as a target to thieves. If you have ammo, that means you have guns for them to steal. The insurance issue is a good question. I would be afraid to ask my own insurance company as most will raise your rates any chance they get. I would like to make sure the guns are covered for loss under the policy though. As far as liablity goes, I think they would be more concerned with someone being shot in your house than what happens to the ammo when your house is being damaged/destroyed by a fire. My concern is exactly as you laid it out. The firemen back away and let it burn. Any insurance company could then argue they shouldn't have to pay since there was no attempt to put it out, or that the ammo accelerated the fire. I'm sure a lot of us here could be in the same situation. I know it's an unlikely scenario, but potentially financially devastating should it happen. |
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