Ammo Storage in garage

[madjack956]

Most of mine is in spam cans so I don't sweat it.

[Brandon04GT]

Is anyone familiar with cat litter desiccant? The regular packets I once bought on ebay are kinda pricey for what they are and I've been needing some more.

I once read that the bulk kitty litter box pellets are actually desiccants and you can use it as such in ammo cans. I am thinking about filling a bunch of new airplane socks with them to make my own moisture absorbing packets?

[s4alex]

DO NOT LISTEN TO ANYONE OF THESE PEOPLE!!!!

Storing them in your garage is a complete mistake. You will never want to keep it there.





Keep it in mine. I will even make sure the rounds are safe on a weekly basis by taking an unknown number of rounds and shooting them to make sure they still work.

[32blownhemi]

You are putting too much thought into this

Buy an ammo can,place ammo in ammocan,place on shelf,use as needed

^^^^^ I also vote for this... My Dad had ammo that his Dad bought back in the 30's. Shot shells, 45's, 38's, .348 Winchesters... I remember back in the 70's some of the shot gun rounds not firing so my Dad got rid of these (just not going off). The other ammo I shot into the 90's UNTIL I found out what antique ammo sold for! So I sold it! It wasn't in ammo cans just in the original wooden boxes. So in metal cans w/ desiccant should be GTG for a long long time...

[Jet Setter]

Ammo can + dessicants are all you should need really. Make sure you keep the cans off the ground/concrete too.

Good call. If you have an old fridge (not being used and unplugged), they work well for storage. The internal temperature is consistent. I store primers and powder that way also. Just make sure there are dissicants in there to keep moisture out.

[Subotai]

I used to have a box labeled "stove parts" on the shelf.

[jeffrice6]

Garage works, in the house will always be better......

[RonnieP]

What's the best way to store pistol and shotgun ammo in the garage? How long can they be in their normal packing in a cabinet in the garage before the environment effects their performance?

Your ammo is bad/unsafe to shoot. Send them to me and I'll dispose of them for you at no charge.

[ttbingo]

You are putting too much thought into this

Buy an ammo can,place ammo in ammocan,place on shelf,use as needed

Hahahahahaha

[Saym14]

50 years should be good

[enzo357]

Tupperware in the garage. Throw in a dess. pack and good to go.

[x-007]

I inherited a rather large quantity of reloaded .30'06 ammo from my Great-Uncle back in the late 1980's. He was a meticulous reloader, and had 3"x5" cards with all of the load data in each of the WW-I steel ammo cans. I was a bit leery about some of it, especially since it had been reloaded in 1932, but there were NO duds or misfires! I'd guess that it could have been stored for another 50+ years!

By the way, my Great-Uncle lived in Corona Del Mar, which is only a few miles from the beach. Lots of moisture in that area! I remember that he would only reload when the humidity level was low, and all of those WW-I steel ammo cans had good rubber gaskets on them. He had it all stored in his garage.

[CK_32]

Ammo cans.