350 rounds stored in the car. Bad idea? - Page 3

gottabkiddin · September 2nd, 2009, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by PastorPack

The heat that can accumulate in a vehicle makes for bad storage conditions.

That was my first thought too.

LouisianaMan · September 2nd, 2009, 09:16 PM

No concerns except heat, and that could be a big one. Here in Louisiana, it would probably degrade the ammo far more quickly than storage at normal temps. Not sure about Michigan. . . ! Even if ammo doesn't degrade, if it's significantly warmer than ambient temps, the ballistics/trajectory will be affected.

BaserRonin · September 3rd, 2009, 01:52 AM

Don't worry about the heat or temp fluctuations. The temperatures it can reach will have zero effect on your ammo (in your lifetime at least).

This has been beat to death, but I will pile on and say that I see no problem keeping a few hundred rounds in the car. There are a lot of us that do that. Having an old box of 30-30 rattling around in my trunk has been handy more then once.

hihosilver · September 4th, 2009, 03:14 PM

your car is not gonna get hot enough ignite powder or rounds. Just aint gonna happen. Like Frmboybuck says, throw a box of rounds into a fire and the results are really not that impressive. Its not gonna fill everything with bullet holes. When I was younger A guy told me this and I til him he was full of crap. He threw a couple of 45 acp's into the 55g drum we were burning trash in. Just a couple of lousy pops.
Sorry, this really gets off the subject.....

nutz4utwo · October 4th, 2009, 01:04 PM

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She suggested it might be a bad idea, especially if stopped by the police. She also suggested there was no point storing something worth $150+ in the trunk of the car, when I had more than enough ammo at the destination and at home. She expressed I carry plenty ammo in mags for the trip, not considering the ammo she had.

I think that "she" is pretty bright. :)

September 4th, 2009, 03:14 PM	#24
hihosilver Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Dark side of the moon,Texas Posts: 235	your car is not gonna get hot enough ignite powder or rounds. Just aint gonna happen. Like Frmboybuck says, throw a box of rounds into a fire and the results are really not that impressive. Its not gonna fill everything with bullet holes. When I was younger A guy told me this and I til him he was full of crap. He threw a couple of 45 acp's into the 55g drum we were burning trash in. Just a couple of lousy pops. Sorry, this really gets off the subject..... __________________ Be careful what you wish for. You just might get it ......

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September 2nd, 2009, 09:16 PM	#22
LouisianaMan Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: St. Francisville, LA Posts: 48	No concerns except heat, and that could be a big one. Here in Louisiana, it would probably degrade the ammo far more quickly than storage at normal temps. Not sure about Michigan. . . ! Even if ammo doesn't degrade, if it's significantly warmer than ambient temps, the ballistics/trajectory will be affected.

September 3rd, 2009, 01:52 AM	#23
BaserRonin Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 275	Don't worry about the heat or temp fluctuations. The temperatures it can reach will have zero effect on your ammo (in your lifetime at least). This has been beat to death, but I will pile on and say that I see no problem keeping a few hundred rounds in the car. There are a lot of us that do that. Having an old box of 30-30 rattling around in my trunk has been handy more then once.