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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

With the recent impact of two hurricanes, Harvey and Irma, on the United States, there is going to be a lot of ammunition that was submerged for some time.

To prevent damage, many people keep ammunition in waterproof ammo cans. They tend to work very well, if the can is not submerged more than a few feet. Not everyone stores ammunition in ammo cans, and the cans can be damaged or leak.

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.

From msn.com:

The organization that sets the standards for firearms and ammunition manufacture in the United States, SAAMI (Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturer's Institute), recommends zero tolerance for ammunition that has been submerged for any period of time.

(Excerpt) Read more at ammoland.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Florida; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: ammunition; banglist; safety; submerged
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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.)
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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.)
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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
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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)
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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)
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To: marktwain; mylife; Joe Brower; MaxMax; Randy Larsen; waterhill; Envisioning; AZ .44 MAG; umgud; ...

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26 posted on 09/18/2017 12:56:37 PM PDT by PROCON (#MAGA)
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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")
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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')
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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')
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Not to worry!

Find a new per peeve!


30 posted on 09/18/2017 1:04:21 PM PDT by TexasGator
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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)
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To: TexasGator

“Find a new pet peeve!”

No problemo.


32 posted on 09/18/2017 1:13:51 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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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
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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.)
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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?)
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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.)
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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.)
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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)
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To: Scrambler Bob

of course.


39 posted on 09/18/2017 1:37:46 PM PDT by BipolarBob (Thiss poste eduted fer mizpelins.)
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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.)
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