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Posted: 5/19/2012 4:34:57 AM EDT
| Hey guys. I was cleaning my rifle with the garage door open the other day, and my neighbor wandered in. We got to talking, and during our conversation he said that if he is going to store ammo for a long time he keeps it in his spare fridge (beer fridge). He said because of the cold, and lack of humidity in there, it will last forever. Seems a bit odd to me, but what do I know? Do any of you do that, or have you ever heard of that? |
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Heat can decompose powder. I know there is a heat limit in one of the regs for storage of ammo. Saying that surplus ammo works fine, is stored in shitholes around the world w/o any thought on the temps involved. While there migth be a super small gain in "cold" storage its a waste IMO. Use the space for meat. |
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I work in the cold and it seems to kill my battery faster..... Dig. My Mom keeps batteries in her fridge, but I know car batteries always die in the winter, so I don't store them cold. Car batteries do not "die" in the cold. The energy results from a electrochemical reaction. The rate of the reaction is reduced at lower temps, and hence they are not "dead", but are less capable of delivering the expected current. Batteries have internal self-discharge which is slowed down at lower temps due to slowing down the electrochemical reaction. This makes them last longer "on the shelf". |
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Heat can decompose powder. I know there is a heat limit in one of the regs for storage of ammo. Saying that surplus ammo works fine, is stored in shitholes around the world w/o any thought on the temps involved. While there migth be a super small gain in "cold" storage its a waste IMO. Use the space for meat. THis....why use the electricity (or whatever your fridge runs on) spending $, keeping ammo cold..., when (as many have mentioned) it will last a long time stored properly....use the fridge for food.... |
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Hey guys. I was cleaning my rifle with the garage door open the other day, and my neighbor wandered in. We got to talking, and during our conversation he said that if he is going to store ammo for a long time he keeps it in his spare fridge (beer fridge). He said because of the cold, and lack of humidity in there, it will last forever. Seems a bit odd to me, but what do I know? Do any of you do that, or have you ever heard of that? This advice is nonsense, to say the least. 
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Quoted: I agree with the condensation theory, but he has them in ziplock bags. So I'm guessing that wouldn't be an issue. I'm not going to do it myself, i have a closet in the basement with my ammo can(s). Sounds like nobody else uses the fridge  True, but unless those bags were vacuum packed, there's already moisture in them. |
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Quoted: I'm sure somewhere there is a SPEC.gov/.mil that dictates the CORRECT temp./hum/time/rotation ect. Sun /moon/stars.... No. There isn't (for all practical purposes) . Military ammuniton is stored in ammunition bunkers that are not temperature controlled and field ammunition supply points that range from shipping containers to the open air. Small arms ammunition stored in ammo cans that are 'dry' (i.e., not full of water) in conditions that people can live in will last longer than you. |
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I work in the cold and it seems to kill my battery faster..... Dig. My Mom keeps batteries in her fridge, but I know car batteries always die in the winter, so I don't store them cold. Car batteries do not "die" in the cold. The energy results from a electrochemical reaction. The rate of the reaction is reduced at lower temps, and hence they are not "dead", but are less capable of delivering the expected current. Batteries have internal self-discharge which is slowed down at lower temps due to slowing down the electrochemical reaction. This makes them last longer "on the shelf". Yep.....what he said |
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