Skip to comments.
With all the Flooding: What about Submerged Ammunition?
Ammoland ^
| 18 September, 2017
| Dean Weingarten
Posted on 09/18/2017 12:16:37 PM PDT by marktwain
click here to read article
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-59 next last
To: FreedomPoster
I put my ammo in gallon zip-lock bags, and then into ammo can. That way, even if some moisture gets into the can, the ammo will stay dry.
21
posted on
09/18/2017 12:50:56 PM PDT
by
PapaBear3625
(Big governent is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
To: DIRTYSECRET
I’ve shot WW2 30-06 with no problems. Much depends on how the particular batch was stored. Your mileage may vary.
22
posted on
09/18/2017 12:52:41 PM PDT
by
PapaBear3625
(Big governent is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
To: marktwain
Sorry, I can't help, but I feel good knowing that Sponge Bob has plenty of ammo now.
23
posted on
09/18/2017 12:53:16 PM PDT
by
KeyLargo
To: marktwain
Spam cans are water proof.
Throw it in a lake pick it up when you need it. Open it with your tuna can opener and lock & load.
Yes, I’ve done it.
24
posted on
09/18/2017 12:54:25 PM PDT
by
Roman_War_Criminal
(Americans are modern day Amorites ripe for destruction)
To: marktwain
Assume it’s compromised.
Replace it.
If even 1 round out of 20 misfires, you’re dead.
25
posted on
09/18/2017 12:55:41 PM PDT
by
Mariner
(War Criminal #18)
To: marktwain; mylife; Joe Brower; MaxMax; Randy Larsen; waterhill; Envisioning; AZ .44 MAG; umgud; ...
RKBA Ping List
This Ping List is for all things pertaining to the 2nd Amendment.
FReepmail me if you want to be added to or deleted from the list.
More 2nd Amendment related articles on FR's Bang List.
26
posted on
09/18/2017 12:56:37 PM PDT
by
PROCON
(#MAGA)
To: marktwain
If not submerged in salt water for too long, centerfire ammo should be just fine after cleaning and drying! In the 50s I was shootinga 30-40 Krag with ammo from 1900-1910. That ammo had endured several floods in the years before we inherited it and it shot fine! As for ammo to absolutely depend upon..., I'll stick to recent vintage ammo dry during its life!
27
posted on
09/18/2017 12:56:45 PM PDT
by
ExSES
(the "bottom-line")
To: marktwain
Submerged Ammunition???
= = =
What about all those poor firearms, victims of boating accidents?
28
posted on
09/18/2017 12:59:09 PM PDT
by
Scrambler Bob
(Brought to you from Turtle Island, otherwise known as 'So-Called North America')
To: BipolarBob
I had to look that one up.
= = =
And that would be Trout Unlimited ... apropos for underwater situations.
29
posted on
09/18/2017 1:01:59 PM PDT
by
Scrambler Bob
(Brought to you from Turtle Island, otherwise known as 'So-Called North America')
To: Pearls Before Swine
Not to worry!
Find a new per peeve!
To: entropy12
I would dry it and use it for target practice only. Gas oven or will a microwave do the trick?
31
posted on
09/18/2017 1:04:25 PM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
("Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." - Will Rogers)
To: TexasGator
“Find a new pet peeve!”
No problemo.
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
A couple of maroons in my neighborhood on a frosty morning put two quarts of oil in their apartment oven to warm the oil before adding the oil to the engine in their beater.
They were last seen running from their abode with their clothes on fire after the explosion.
33
posted on
09/18/2017 1:14:43 PM PDT
by
KeyLargo
To: Pearls Before Swine
If the bullets have been in a flood just dry them up in a warm oven.
34
posted on
09/18/2017 1:15:48 PM PDT
by
DIRTYSECRET
(urope. Why do they put up with this.)
To: entropy12
"I would dry it and use it for target practice only." Yep! Living on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay, the storm surge for 2003 hurricane Elizabeth left 4-feet of water and mud in the first floor of my house.
Some of the ammo I had stored was not on the three 20-ft-long wall shelves that were 4-6 feet off the floor where most of my ammo was stored.
Net result was that 4 cases of ammo were under water for 2-days. I tried giving the ammo to a local gunsmith. He refused it. So over a period of 6-weeks I opened all the cases (4000 rnds 7.62 and .223) and spread the ammo out on towels to dry. Most were just slightly damp.
8-years later I gave most of the ammo to my grandsons to test and use for practice. Amazingly they have had few jams or other problems in the 6-years they have been using it.
35
posted on
09/18/2017 1:20:27 PM PDT
by
SuperLuminal
(Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
To: PapaBear3625
What about condensation forming on the inside of the plastic bags? Desiccant packets are more effective.
36
posted on
09/18/2017 1:21:04 PM PDT
by
SVTCobra03
(You can never have enough friends, horsepower or ammunition.)
To: DIRTYSECRET
If the bullets have been in a flood just dry them up in a warm oven.Paging the Darwin committee.
37
posted on
09/18/2017 1:21:58 PM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: circlecity
I was talking to the guys at Georgia Arms (big commercial reloader) about this. The metal cans just aren’t as available surplus as they used to be. That’s why so much of their stuff is in the newer plastic ones, even though the pictures at their web site still show the metal ones.
http://www.georgia-arms.com/
I should buy some more at Costco . . .
38
posted on
09/18/2017 1:36:32 PM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
To: Scrambler Bob
39
posted on
09/18/2017 1:37:46 PM PDT
by
BipolarBob
(Thiss poste eduted fer mizpelins.)
To: SVTCobra03
What about condensation forming on the inside of the plastic bags? If the ammo is dry, and I pack the ziplock bags in winter when humidity is low, how is moisture going to get inside the ziplock bag to cause condensation?
40
posted on
09/18/2017 1:49:04 PM PDT
by
PapaBear3625
(Big governent is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-59 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson