Wet Ammo ???

[THE PILGRIM]

Also vote for they’ll be ok.
Based on your inventory, I would probably use them at the range and pull out a new box for D - Fence.

 

[Doc1500]

Also vote for they’ll be ok.
Based on your inventory, I would probably use them at the range and pull out a new box for D - Fence.

They are target ammo.

 

[deyomatic]

I have actually been soaking some .38 specials in the basement for various time frames, if only to prove to myself that humidity isn't as much of a problem as a lot of people think. Then I saw some video or some article online where someone did the same thing with some rifle rounds and if I recall, all of them went bang.

 

[BE Mike]

I had some trouble with factory match .45 ACP which had bee stored in a metal file cabinet in a basement that had flooded. The rounds were squibs but all the bullets got out of the barrel. If one of your rounds shoots well, they all will probably shoot well and vice versa.

 

[Moo Moo]

Just found this thread on the search engine. We have had some bad weather here in my State (New South Wales - Australia). The garage and laundry got quite a bit of water through them. Today, I discovered that one of my ammo containers, that I thought was waterproof, got a fair bit of moisture through it. All the boxes fell apart on me. Managed to dry it all down. Some cartridge cases have some discolouration to the brass. Most of it otherwise looks untouched other than just needing drying.

 

[Pisgah]

Don't put any part of your anatomy that you want to keep in front of the muzzle when you test fire it, because it will be painful...

 

[alwslate]

I’ve done tests at home on a variety of factory ammo by leaving rounds in a bucket of water for a week. Just wiped them dry and test fired them. All went bang except for a couple of rounds of aluminum cased Blazer. I stopped worrying about getting ammo wet while out hunting after my tests.

 

[djohns6]

It's all speculation . I had some 9mm ammo that was submerged for a couple of days during the flood . About every 4 - 5 rds was a dud .

 

[CH4]

Betcha an apple fritter it goes bang.

 

[TXBryan]

I have, accidentally, put a fair number of my hand-loads through the washer complete with detergent; usually a strip speed loader in a pants pocket. They have all worked as intended. Bet you're fine.

 

[Skeet 028]

Quite a few years ago just before hunting season checked a pit Goose hunting..and found 3 ft of water. Pumped it out There was most of a box of Win Mk V plastic shells on the seat from the previous year. Cleaned the muck and mire sat in the sun in the back of the truck . when we got done camo-ing the pit doors I stuck a pair in my ol Lemon Hunnert..They both went bang. Back when Win made real AA cases...I reloaded a lot of 'em I sat 2 boxes of my reloads om top of a 55 gal drum back of the barn. Left 'em there for over 2 years boxes pretty much fell apart. Went
to the club with those shells after more'n 2 years of weather in Md. Shot a 50 straight with those reloads. . Ammo will take a lot of abuse...like I do from my wife

 

[gwpercle]

I would bet money that they will fire ... but you must have them dried out completely . After wasting good rice . I would use a dehumidifier or Silica Gel Dry Packs - put a few gel packs in a container, ammo then another layer of gel-packs , close container and check after two weeks .
Gel Packs will change color when absorbing moisture .
The Silca-Gel Packs will suck out any moisture .
They can be re-juvenated and used again ...cell phone drying etc. works better than rice . My wife has a bad habit of putting her cell phone on the back of the open water closet ... falls of back and goes into the bowl ... Gel Packs beat rice seven ways to Sunday !
Gary

 

[scattershot]

I think you’ll be OK. Go ahead and shoot them.

 

[djohns6]

Real desiccant ( Silica Gel ) works much better than rice and can be dried and reused . For a cheaper alternative to gun specific products , you can order it from Walmart in plastic jugs . It's used for drying flowers . Same product but a lot cheaper . I use a small Tupperware type container with holes drilled in the top and I set it on the shelf in my gun safe .

 

[max]

The OP was a year ago. Why doesn't he report back on how the ammo worked?

 

[gwpercle]

I need to start paying more attention to dates ...
Year old thread ! Geeze Louise !!!
Take it out the rice now ... it's dry !
Gary

 

[Nevada Ed]

I am betting they will be fine. Used to do a lot of duck hunting and it is surprising how much water shells can take. No matter how hard you tried to keep them dry they got wet. I can't ever recall having any that wouldn't fire.

Why I put my ammo in my bottom pockets of my duck hunting jacket in Zip-lok's".

After the water drains out of the pockets, I'm good to go again,
after a deep wade or a heavy rain spell.