This may be a dumb question, just wanting opinions

I am wanting to buy some ammo to stock pile. My house has very little storage but I am adding flooring to my attic. Do you think its a bad idea to store ammo up in my attic with no A/C?

 

i wouldnt keep my ammo in a place with alot of heat. or in a basement where its damper. but im sure you already knew that.

 

I kinda figured that but I just wanted some other thoughts. Thank you.

 

Prepairing for 2012?

 

very little storage? whats more important than more ammo?

 

do you not have enough room in a closet for 2 or 3 ammo cans full of ammo?

how much stock piling are you talking about here?!

 

Enough to take out Godzilla

 

Get some ammo cans and throw some silica desiccant packs inside.

I purchased the cans (around 9 bucks a piece shipped) and the desiccant packs from Luckygunner.com. You can find them at many different places.

That will keep your ammo dry in the cans at a minimal expense.

 

The attic can get VERY hot in the summer. The two biggest enemies of ammo are moisture (#1) and heat (#2). Minimize both for maximum longevity.

 

Not alot of ammo, maybe 2000 rounds in 4 calibers. Its not alot, I just dont't have the extra space needed.

 

i store everywhere. if an earthquake hits, and my home collaspes..i need to get to my stuff in the rubble.

so i hedge my bets. i have stuff everywhere to suppress any riots.

 

Smart plan in Cali with the San Andreas Fault...

 

Keep ammo in a COOL, DRY space.

 

He HAS been on a rampage lately...

 

I have some ammo on a shelf in the garage. It does get hot in there in the summer (maybe up to 120 degrees) but it doesn't seem to affect it. I'm shooting stuff purchased 5 years ago that's been stored up there. I live in a very dry climate and keep ammo in air-tight cans.

 

You can keep about 500 rounds of 7.62x39mm in a 30 cal ammo can that is about a foot long, 3" wide and 8" high. 3 cans stacked beside each other takes up about as much room as a shoe box. Make room man, you don't want that stuff up in your attic.

And if you're seriously stockpiling for disaster, make sure you have lots of .22 LR. At $15/brick, you can stockpile 3000 rounds for about 90 bucks. You can feed your family with it, barter with it and even repel boarders with it if you had to.