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With all the Flooding: What about Submerged Ammunition?
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| 18 September, 2017
| Dean Weingarten
Posted on 09/18/2017 12:16:37 PM PDT by marktwain
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Submerged ammunition can dry out and be effective. It will be suspect, and should be treated with caution.
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posted on
09/18/2017 12:16:38 PM PDT
by
marktwain
To: marktwain
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posted on
09/18/2017 12:17:59 PM PDT
by
Freemeorkillme
(Democrats are LAWLESS because Republicans are BALLLESS! -- Ann Archy)
To: marktwain
Ammo cans have a big neoprene rubber gasket in the lid. Wiping it down every few years with some Aerospace 303 Protectant or similar product is probably a good idea. Helps the rubber maintain resiliency.
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posted on
09/18/2017 12:18:24 PM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
To: WXRGina
We already looked at this issue out the back door.
To: marktwain
I would use salvaged ammo only as training ammo.
To: marktwain
I have a few thousand rounds of submerged centerfire rifle cartridges; probably 1,000 shotgun shells.
The cartridges should be okay for practice, but the shells are probably TU.
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posted on
09/18/2017 12:24:20 PM PDT
by
Spirochete
(GOP: Give Obama Power)
To: marktwain
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posted on
09/18/2017 12:24:49 PM PDT
by
BipolarBob
(I bought a house on a one-way street that's also a dead end and now I can't leave.)
To: marktwain
I would say 90 percent of brass cartridge ammunition will be just fine. Brass cased ammo is far more water resistant than most people realize. Most shotshells however will be damaged.
To: precisionshootist
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posted on
09/18/2017 12:27:04 PM PDT
by
CGASMIA68
To: Spirochete
but the shells are probably TU. I had to look that one up.
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posted on
09/18/2017 12:27:17 PM PDT
by
BipolarBob
(Thiss poste eduted fer mizpelins.)
To: marktwain
Primer to case surface will be compromised. Bolt faces and people faces beware.
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posted on
09/18/2017 12:28:35 PM PDT
by
gundog
(Hail to the Chief, bitches.)
To: marktwain
"The two storms flooded tens of thousands of houses. A recent survey showed that about half of the homes in the United States have a gun owner living in them."
LOL, how many gun owners would honestly tell someone taking a "survey" whether they had guns in their home? I sure wouldn't.
To: circlecity
A guy I know has 30.06 bullets from WW2. Still good?
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posted on
09/18/2017 12:35:53 PM PDT
by
DIRTYSECRET
(urope. Why do they put up with this.)
To: marktwain
I would dry it and use it for target practice only. For defensive use at home, use new ammo which has been stored cool and dry.
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posted on
09/18/2017 12:38:20 PM PDT
by
entropy12
(Republicans flirt with liberal media who will never vote for them! So dumb.)
To: DIRTYSECRET
"A guy I know has 30.06 bullets from WW2. Still good?"
Don't know. I did have someone give me some .357 rounds one time that were 30 years old (about 100 - two boxes) and every single one shot without a hitch. If they've been stored in a cool dry place and are not rusty they are probably good.
To: DIRTYSECRET
Also, I bought a couple of large bricks of Vietnam era .308 military surplus ammo a few years back and they have all shot just fine.
To: FreedomPoster
"Ammo cans have a big neoprene rubber gasket in the lid."
I have seen several torture test videos on youtube and the metal ammo cans are MUCH better in this regard (ie. waterproof) than the cheap plastic Wal-Mart ammo cans.
To: DIRTYSECRET
Probably, I’ve fired older ammo. But the problem is that older ammo used corrosive primers, and a lack of prompt and thorough cleaning can lead to a badly rusted bore.
To: marktwain
When I imagine a Texan trying to evacuate Houston and bring his family, his dogs, his guns, and his ammo out in one trip, I'm reminded of a quotable movie:
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posted on
09/18/2017 12:47:40 PM PDT
by
Pollster1
("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
To: marktwain
My pet flood peeve isn’t ammo, it’s hybrid or plug-in hybrid cars with 300 volt electric systems sitting around under water.
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