You have to store in open air, not sealed in a bag if not a controlled environment with temperature flux, condensation got to the powder inside the cartridge.

man, I've had a box of .22 federal hollow points ammo for 21 years just inside its factory box, and still fires perfectly to this day.

Dude, you lost me in the first couple of seconds..... you don't BAG ammo! Keep it in the original box/case & store it in a climate controlled environment.... period. It'll last forever you. You're a tool.

Great PSA

You should not throw out ammo in the normal trash. There are proper ways to dispose of ammunition. Call a couple of firearms ranges, then call the local PD on the NON emergency line. Sometimes solid waste disposal place can tell you where to take it. Otherwise Bullet pull, defuse and then throw out. Just my two cents.

I've shot WWII surplus 30-06 ammo. They must have stored it in temp control. I think the main issue is high temperatures.

Thank you for your time and sharing 🙏

Great video! Question: For someone off grid with no power or ac for a cool dry area, how would one store ammo to keep from growing bad?

Good video buddy. And very true.

I placed my ammo boxes in vacuumed sealed pouches with desiccant packets and then stores in my safe with reusable dehumidifiers. This is also how I stored my primers as well, no issues at all.

I went through the ice storm of 98’. Lost power for 3 months in the dead of winter. Had to syphon gas with a hose so we could charge the truck battery to power the 115v inverter so we could watch satellite tv. (Thank god for redneck problem solving skills in the 1990’s. . No plows, police, power, cable tv & antenna tv, heat (wood stoves kept everyone alive), no gas, stores, schools etc. All we had was cold and ice. 1 person died in Maine (lived alone & slipped on the ice in his driveway & froze to death). Everyone helped everyone. Not like it is today. Had to keep our food outside in the shade so it wouldn’t spoil from the heat of the wood stove. And we had no coffee & creamer. That was hell!!!!!

I have ammo from 1937 loaded in Turkey and it shoots fine. In the military in 1983 as a sniper in Beirut we used match ammo from 1966. It shot fine. Doesn't take a long drawn out video. Leave it in it's original packing and store it in a cool dry place.

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I believe that by the time martial law is called, we will be in total lawlessness.We don't have enough LEOs, military or EMS as it is. When SHTF is officially called, we will have already been in it for months or years. Glad you guys are out there. Keep shining.

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good info

moisture contamination, you needed a vacuum sealer to prevent that. primers are therefore junk, reload the rest

i didn't see any desiccant in it

Wow!

GOODGEEEEZU I got "worded to death!" Ammo is ammo! Stored properly, it's gonna work! What WON'T work...is throwing it in the garbage!! Why did you do that?? Why didn't you at least pull the bullets with a bullet puller?? Do you reload? Do you know anyone who reloads?

I always store ammo with moisture absorption pacs.

You don't know much about how the world works.

8 minutes of rambling bullshit as u talked in circles to get to one point: u think failing to store ur ammo in a climate controlled environment ruined ur ammo.

I have 9mm from ww2 still shoot my father brought it back nothing special kept in drawer in bedroom stiil shoots good.

Great video. Lol I am so stealing that saying. One thing I would consider also is infrastructure would you think that infrastructure falls under the heading of logistics

Putting it in the bags is a terrible idea. Loose in the can with desiccant is the way. Ensuring the can has a good seal.

Good ideal ~ I have a tool box w/an assortment of picks mostly used for O rings n such .

I used to stress out about this and worry about people being happy with my preps. Now, unless they put preps away, they get what they get. Productive members of my tribe prep for themselves and we lift each other up. That is the family that counts.

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Thank you for sharing the great information

Government has put tags in ammo since Clinton. Load own buy old

Whilecontrol of environment is optimization, There are elements you can only rebel against. Most are internal..

Very good observation my friend. My motto is if you are comfortable temperature wise, your ammo will be too. Fluctuations in temp and humidity will ruin the powder. We subscribed!

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Thanks for this! I know I will need this video eventually.

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Seven years later... I think kerosene is much more costlier than it was in 2017. Nice Vid.

those damaged rounds need to be reloaded.

You bet. A bullet puller is MUCH safer. If you're a reloader, You can reuse the components

You might want to check the ammo in you go bag if it is always in your truck. Temp changes in you truck just like your barn. Years ago my dad kept ammo in the glove box in his truck......after about 4years went to shoot it and sure enough some went bang other went pop or nothing at all.

Humidity is the devil,

I ordered a case of ammo for a Swiss rifle built in the 1800's for a customer of mine in the mid 1980's. Don't recall the caliber, but when we opened the case and inspected the boxes they looked like they had just been packaged. When we opened a couple of the boxes the brass looked like it had been made the day before. Further inspection of the cartridges revealed that they were stamped with the Nazi headstamp (eagle and swastika) and dated 1938. The boxes were stamped Hungary (in German). The ammo fired perfectly said my customer. I'm not sure that Baam Ranch is correct in his assumption about the ammo going bad because of how his ammo was stored. I am not saying he is a liar, I am just saying that maybe it was a bad lot of ammo. In the mid 80's I loaded a lot of ammo. Out of curosity I wanted to see if I could make ammo inoperable by submerging the 6 or 7 or so rounds in water. After 3 years the brass was so corroded that they would hardly fit in the chamber without having to scrape off the corrosion. The lead tips were corroded white, but did not affect the loading of the chamber though. Every one them fired perfectly. This ammo was stored inside so maybe it was temperature issue.

Had some OLD Super X 22. Left in original boxes in garage. Temps from 20’s to near 100. Boxes have been in garage for about 30 years. Worked just fine in 1022. Cycled perfectly

Humidity destroys ammo.

Damn. I need to get my ammo out of the barn i guess.

That was pretty well explained. Thank you. You helped me feel better about my purchase already, lol.

Since i dont plan "actively defending" myself at 500m (aka murdering people) i only plan to get a reliable handgun and rifle in .22lr but train excessively with them...and have at least 5-10k rounds for it stored at all times. For me these two guns are a .22lr revolver like the SP101 and a .22lr bolt action with a low powered (4x) fixed scope and backup iron sights like the stainless CZ457. Despite being able to buy 25round mags for the CZ i wont bother because i dont think a plastic magazines sticking 20-30cm out of the gun will last long. Thats why ill get around 5 of the 10 round metal magazines for it. p.s. I live in a country where you arent allowed to carry weapons so the self defense part is different from countries like the US. Most likely someone will try to break in and will be standing right in front of me (and between me and my gun safe).

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