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Old 05-02-2012, 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by slowburninsteve View Post
I have several rounds of various calibers of ammo which I have kept stored in military metal ammo cans with rubber gaskets since the late 1970's. I have kept it dry in the original boxes in the ammo cans. What kind of shelf life should a person expect??? Thanks for any info.
Steve
Thanks for bringing this important issue up. My dad, who spent 40 years in the military, always made sure his ammo were kept inside their original boxes and then kept inside a wooden crate. He applies grease to the edges of the wooden box before closing it, and he does that twice a year.
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