Dracomeister Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 (edited) Not sure if this has been posted before, if so just remove this post. Since I store a "moderate" amount of ammo in several calibers my Better Half was worried about it cooking off in a fire and killing some one. The link below is a You Tube video posted by SAAMI on the subject. Pretty interesting. Edited February 22, 2014 by Dracomeister Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unforgiven Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 My wife doesn't want me to reload,she thinks I'm gonna blow up the house. :eek: Got everything in ammo boxes,but I need more. :yup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StainTrain Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Great video, Great information. Thanks for finding and posting it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
survivalshop Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 What a waste of ammo . Can I have the ammo that wasn't damaged ? <dontknow> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluzjamer Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 (edited) Anyone else weep over the destruction of perfectly good ammo. You were wondering about why there is an ammo shortage, Probably won't help if there are many of these demos going on. Edited February 24, 2014 by bluzjamer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBore77 Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 The one thing they did not include in the testing was "confinement". Nothing like a GI ammo can was used. I and most of my shooting/reloading friends store ammo, powder, and primers in GI ammo cans, because we have been told that these air-tight cans are what these items need to be stored in. I am curious if anyone has any first hand experience with ammo cans, powder, and primers in a fire situation. I hope nobody has this experience, but chances are someone does. It's obvious that ammo on shelves, even stacked up in bunches, is not a terrible hazard, but I wonder about the ammo cans, powder, and primers. Do we need to take any special precautions? Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Armory Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 Absolutely a great informative video. Very good tests ! Looks like Hollywood has been sensationizing stuff again. Side note: Ammo provided by DHS , because they bought it and didn't have the guns for those calibers ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StainTrain Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 After speaking with a couple of local firemen about the video, they affirmed it was spot on, but that cambered rounds in weapons still pose a hazard during a fire. Seems logical..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnatshooter Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 How much longer before there are laws regarding the storage of ammunition and mandatory inspection of home ammo dumps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StainTrain Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 Shhhh....don't give them any ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magwa Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 so how about ammo stored in GI cans would that be tight enough to cause any problem or does it cook off in there as well? great video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StainTrain Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 Let me see if I can get some guys to do a test for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
392heminut Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 This is the same info that I got from the fire dept. Captain that taught me how to reload back in 1979! <thumbsup> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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