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Posted on 09/10/2016 8:53:52 PM PDT by PROCON
Following last month’s catastrophic flooding in large parts of Louisiana, the organization that creates safety and technical standards for firearm ammunition published guidelines for salvaging wet ammo.
The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute along with the gun industry’s trade association, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, published the document to help gun owners determine what to do with ammo that has been affected by water and moisture.
The short answer, they say, is err on the side of caution and do not try to salvage ammo that has been completely submerged in water. Using such ammo could result in damage to firearms and serious bodily harm. Instead, contact local law enforcement for instruction on disposing it safely and responsibly.
But for ammunition that has experienced simple exposure to moisture, SAAMI suggests it could still be good depending on the type. Centerfire rifle, handgun and shotshell could be salvaged if exposure is limited and it’s dried immediately, but rimfire is much more susceptible to damage.
Last month, the NSSF, which lobbies on behalf of gun makers, distributors and retailers, allocated $100,000 to aid members whose storefronts or ranges were damaged in the flooding. The state government said the flooding has caused more than $8 billion in damages.
Guidance on Ammunition That Has Been Submerged In Water
Any info from folks dealing with this is appreciated.
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Looking at the paper: The danger of a partly firing round obstructing a gun barrel seems to be the worst thing to risk, and another one being the danger that the round will not work when it is needed for a defense situation.
I don’t know if emptying the rounds and reloading is safely possible; the SAAMI paper did not bring up the topic.
Are there ways to waterproof rounds in advance so that they can be safely dried and used even if later submerged? Like sealing them with wax or another compound?
For everything except rimfire get a kinetic bullet puller. You can save all of the brass and bullets for reloading.
So I shouldn’t put it into the oven for a little bit to dry out?
Pull the bullets, reprime the brass, reload it with new powder.
I use a propane torch - set on low of course.
Or microwave on HIGH, for 2:30, and you’re good to go. </NO>
Done it with WW II 30-06 and it shoots fine. Used the same powder too, 4895. You can tell if it's bad, usually from the corrossive primers.
If the powder was soaked replace with new. Air dry the old in case of emergency and give it a try. No experience with doing it.
Your major cost is brass and bullets and they are salvageable.
You can freeze ammo in carbonite.
Jabba the Hut.
“You can freeze ammo in carbonite.”
don’t fool around with that stuff. It even kills superman.
Superman is overrated. Plastic Man could kill Superman by strangling his organs.
No, no, no. For safety’s sake microwave on high for 3 minutes.
Green Lantern could open a portal and thrust Superman into a red sun. “Invulnerable.” Ha! But don’t say anything. He does a lot of good.
Yeah, carbonite. Good stuff if you can find it.
Seriously, toss it all out and move someplace where you can keep your powder dry because they don’t have to bury people above ground because of a ground level water table.
Easy way to waterproof ammo. Place in waterproof ammo can. Problem solved.
Any problems will be misfires or squibs.
Use the ammo for target practice. If you have a misfire or squib, check the barrel.
I had a couple of hundred rounds of paper shotgun reload get submerged in a flood. I dried them out in Arizona (a dry heat) and I had a couple of misfires and hangfires.
If you watch for them, and act appropriately, you will be fine.
Most brass cased ammunition will be fine, unless it is submerged several feet, to have the pressure necessary to breech the seal on bullet or primer.
Yeah, when he’s not too busy screaming like a madman while snapping people’s necks.
This thread could be useful for all of those countless FReepers who lost their guns (and ammo) in boating accidents.
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