Freshing up my ammunition stockpile
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I do something similar, except I keep my clothes (but not the TP) in the dryer.
Uh oh, I'm in trouble!
In this year's .22 league, I've been using CCI MiniMags I'm sure I bought back in the 1980s.
My chest has been sliding into my drawers!
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Marine
The Marine in the picture is on the left.
One of the first to set foot in Japan and brought home a bag full of edged steel.
Next man is classified.... always carried a Smith snub.
Next is a USAF Colonel, bomber pilot WWII, and was piped aboard the Saratoga as he had DOR. His son and I were nine and got a first class tour with the ship's Captain... '56?
On the right is a 10th Mountain Division Soldier who lied as to his skiing abilities, as he never skied before, but volunteered when they were first formed in '41.
They Colonel's son was a war corespondent embedded with the Marines when they first rolled into Kuwait City.
Spelling sometimes matters.
Better to be corrected by an easy going Airman vs being dressed down by a Marine.... ask me how I know.
Go slow and stay safe.
The Marine in the picture is on the left.
One of the first to set foot in Japan and brought home a bag full of edged steel.
Next man is classified.... always carried a Smith snub.
Next is a USAF Colonel, bomber pilot WWII, and was piped aboard the Saratoga as he had DOR. His son and I were nine and got a first class tour with the ship's Captain... '56?
On the right is a 10th Mountain Division Soldier who lied as to his skiing abilities, as he never skied before, but volunteered when they were first formed in '41.
They Colonel's son was a war corespondent embedded with the Marines when they first rolled into Kuwait City.
Spelling sometimes matters.
Better to be corrected by an easy going Airman vs being dressed down by a Marine.... ask me how I know.
Go slow and stay safe.
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Buying new and additional ammo is a good move, however as many have stated above, 2 year old ammo is basically new. Ammo lasts a long long time and I know that fact first hand. I still hunt Pheasant with paper hulled shotgun shells made in the 1950’s and 60’s. Never had a single shell fail. I regularly shoot ammo 50+ years old and never have issues. While my edc ammo is relatively new, old ammo stored properly lasts longer than most imagine.
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ancient-one
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Ghost, do whatever gives you peace of mind and helps you sleep at night. I have no bug-out bag. Where am I bugging out to? I live in the city and every panicked person will have the same idea to amscray. The arteries will be clogged and impassable. I am better off hunkering down with my survival Christmas fruit cakes and these:
What are you going to do for beer?
So now you have the oil, salt and acid from your fingers on every cartridge
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Ghost Magnum
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No, I clean my hands before and after I do anything with them.
My ammo cans were submerged for two days and the contents were bone dry when I opened them . I use a little silicone O-Ring grease on the seals for peace of mind .
I have a quart Mason jar in laundry room.
My wife puts all ammo she finds in my pockets
In it , fired and live. Grandson who I gave a single
Shot .22 goes straight to this jar when he visits.
He sorts it for me and keeps all the .22’s.
Last time he was here he told me that
I need to walk more.He knows I like to
Plink with a .22 on my walks.
My wife puts all ammo she finds in my pockets
In it , fired and live. Grandson who I gave a single
Shot .22 goes straight to this jar when he visits.
He sorts it for me and keeps all the .22’s.
Last time he was here he told me that
I need to walk more.He knows I like to
Plink with a .22 on my walks.
sousana
Member
wow, if I were to inspect each and every round in my "stock pile" it would prob give me a 20 year sentence. A while back I traded my Kivaari for 3 barrels of LC 556 thats like 36k rounds alone. Boxed ammo goes into a climate controlled storeroom, loose rounds get vacuum sealed with the date applied.
I'd have to put some extras in my pocket come laundry day.
mmb617
Member
I'll just leave this here without further comment.
I thought "200" was a typo, missing a zero, until I read "over a hundred" ... Rule of thumb is try to keep a minimum of 1000 rounds on hand for every shootable gun you own. I have half a wall in the cave covered with labeled stacked .30 cal ammo cans. Because I collect and shoot many different guns, over time I have "stockpiled" ammo in almost 30 calibers.
Rlg#17
US Veteran
That’s it? Wife and I have a minimum of 1k of carry ammo,and 10 k of practice for EACH caliber we own. Plus components for around 40k spp, 30k of lpp AND rifle. We shoot more spp of course.
You have a ways to go for schizzle.
Regards, Rick Gibbs
You have a ways to go for schizzle.
Regards, Rick Gibbs
