Storing Shotgun Ammo

[midlife]

I read the best place to store shotgun shells is at 55 to 65 degrees.

The safest place in my home to keep my ammo is on a very high shelf in garage. But it's at least 85 degrees in there during day.

If I shoot the ammo within 4-8 weeks, will the heat cause problems?

[aippi]

No problems. I have yet to hear of any certain degree to store ammo. If ammo is kept dry it goes boom many years from now. I stored ammo in the heat of Florida for years without issue. Dry is key.

[midlife]

Thx. It's dry in So Cal. And I'm gonna shoot it all soon!

[Gutz]

Nope, should be ok.

[mjsweims]

Has a shelf life like Twinkies. Hundreds of years.

[joelogic]

Is this a real question? People are shooting milsurp from the 50's. Only God knows how it was stored.

[Captain Dick]

Is this a real question? People are shooting milsurp from the 50's. Only God knows how it was stored.

Yep, I believe it is. He's brand new. We should try to help him. I understand the frustration, and he should get some instruction, but let's try to help him as long as we can. Good answer.

Bye the way, I'm almost done.

[The sarge]

That temperature thing is crap. Our magazines where we store ammo in the corps get hot as hell and millions of rounds still go bang.

[Saddleback]

Getting close to 1k of shells and due to regulations (wifey), it needs to be in the garage. It is about a foot off the slab in ammo cans. In socal do I need to worry about putting something in the cans with the shells to keep them dry? In a few months the cans will be in a fire proof box made from drywall and plywood.

Btw, at the gun show in Del Mar today I picked up 250 rds of Super X 2 3/4 1oz slugs for $170, in case anyone was wondering about prices.

Saddleback

[ysr_racer]

I've shot ammo that's literally 50+ years old.

Keep it dry and cool, and it should last forever.

[bucktooth7]

I have shot reloaded shot shells that sat in a barn with no door for 20 years, in the dampest most foggy area of the Sac delta. Well over 100 degrees in the summer and wet and cold in the winter.
These shells were the blue hulled Remington 12 Ga. All of them fired like new!