Ammo storage?

[bfoosh006]

VCI plastic?

http://www.polygunbag.com/gunbags.html

[CALI SHOT DOC]

What about the discoloration on the casings? normal? if so what exactly is it?

it's all been handled and the oil from hands create it to oxidize and discolor a little. I was able to walk through nosler's precision ammo plant and nothing is handled with bare hands so the finished rounds don't tarnish and stuff

[chknlyps2]

Tumble 9mm to remove discoloration.

Wipe clean when they come out of the tumbler. Put back in boxes.

I have been told not to tumble live ammo, the powder breaks down into smaller particals which will create more surface area and a much faster burn rate which equals a bigger bang, not to good in some guns.

[Audredger]

Tumble 9mm to remove discoloration.

Wipe clean when they come out of the tumbler. Put back in boxes.

Dry is important, should be 'cool' as well, away from large temperature swings.

NO, No NO Do NOT tumble loaded ammo!!! You can rub the detergent (retarder) off the powder inside and also break down the grain size! any of which can lead to an overpressure condition.

[osokne]

At present, I am using a 4-drawer "lateral" file cabinet, in my home office, as my magazine. Everything is in the 2nd drawer up from the floor (so it's not directly on the floor) and there are small perforations throughout the structure of the whole cabinet & drawers, that I think allows enough air to circulate. Ammo is all in factory boxes, for all the reasons stated by the other posters. There are a few loose odds & ends, that are in Ziploc bags.

Inside the drawer, it's "his 'n hers"... The left hand side is all her 9mm, .22LR & .38spc ammo. The right hand side as all my .45ACP, 12GA, .30-06 & .223. Everything is arranged with labels up, for quick I.D. For us, this makes sorting, adding to, taking from, etc very easy. I'm not wasting time, (or smashing my fingers) digging around for something.

From a security standpoint... It is made of metal, only one drawer can be opened at a time and there is a lock that locks the whole cabinet. Plus, on the outside, it looks like a standard, everyday file cabinet... not a storage cabinet for G&A. Could somebody bust it open with a crowbar? Sure. But: A) They'd have to know what was in there and: B) They'd be hard-pressed to do so quietly.

It works for us, it's dry in there, keeps the godkids wee little fingers out of it, etc.

[JHermsen]

Watch out for the flaky stuff. If it's old ammo (WW II and older) it may be corrosive primed and reacting. The cases will rupture around the green flaky stuff and you will have a lot of gas in your face. Luckily the time it happened to me I was wearing glasses which saved my eyesight.

Seriously bad stuff, don't mess with old corroded ammo, pitch it; it's not worth the bad juju.