posted on Oct, 26 2009 @ 08:08 AM
over the years I've heard a lot of crazy... s hi t.. on how to do this properly...
Ammo makers, OLIN, Winchester, Remington other's design their ammo to be stored indefinitely... For the military that means said ammo is stored in
wooden crates and inside each crate you would find either ammo cans or metal foil packages... to keep that Ammo clean and dry
the rules are pretty simple keep it cool and dry, if you handle a cartridge wipe it clean before putting it back with the rest. It's perfectly fine
to leave in the cardboard boxes ...Some go so far to vacuum seal (Seal-a-meal) smaller packages for clean carry use... Honestly I don't know I would
ever go that far unless I lived in a place with very high humidity or it was going into a basement or other place where a burst pipe could flood your
precious stocks...
Storing Ammo in Mag's
Look I'm going to tell you its okay and I know there will be some out there who will scream about compressing the spring in the mag.... that may have
been true back in the 1940's but this is the twenty first century... modern springs don't sag unless Straightened out or over compressed... loaded
correctly I've kept Mag's loaded for years before I remembered where I last put them,,, they were fine...
same rules apply for storing loaded mags... keep them clean and dry.. don't Tap (Seat the rounds) in your Mags that tends to bend the feed lips...
Its not a bad idea to wipe your Mag's after handling. if you see a little corrosion it can be cleaned up with steel or brass wool.
You should make a habit of inspecting, cleaning if needed, your mags and ammo every couple of months... most likely there will be nothing to do but if
there is a problem you want to catch it early, rather than too late...
Well that's it from me... now I open the board for other's to add their comments tips and tricks...