The price of ammo is basically comedy at this point. Therefore, if you shell out the dough for a case of 9mm bulk ammo, you’d better make sure you know how to store it properly. Here are 5 specific things you won’t want to do with your ammo after you buy it.
Leave It in the Attic
The attic is not a good place to store ammo, pretty much ever. This is because in most locales, attics are among the hottest rooms in the house. Temperatures above 150℉ will degrade primer and propellant, causing a serious degradation, and many temperatures in attics are hotter than this in the summer.
Leave It in the Basement
The basement is usually one of the coolest rooms in the house, which is actually a good thing for ammo, but there’s another killer here: humidity.
High humidity will cause corrosion of brass cases as well as of the copper of a bullet’s jacket. Over time, this will degrade the quality of ammo, resulting in loss of performance.
Leave It in the Crawl Space
The crawl space hits ammo with a double whammy. Not only can the crawl space become really hot in the summer, but crawl spaces are typically chronically humid.
So your ammo gets hit with potentially corrosive influences as well as with high temperatures that can destroy primer and propellant. If you value the performance of your ammo (as well as what you paid for it) you won’t leave it in the crawl space.
Leave It in the Garage
The garage, assuming it is climate controlled, is actually not a bad place to store bulk ammo. However, many garages are not, which strikes it off the list of acceptable locations.
But any garage (or shed) that is not climate controlled will expose ammo to extreme temperatures as well as to high humidity that will damage ammo. Find another place.
Store It in the Trunk
It can be tempting to store some loaded mags in your trunk, especially if you’ll be going back and forth to the range a lot. Still, in the summer it can get searing hot in your car’s trunk. At the same time, being in your car (that is, outdoors) will expose ammo to high humidity as well.
Bring it inside. You want it to shoot when you pull the trigger, so store it in a place where you know it will be climate controlled and protected from destructive influences.
Anywhere Else That It Will Be Exposed to Moisture or Extreme Temperatures
This list is far from complete. There are plenty of other locations in and around your home that will expose your ammo to high temperatures and humidity.
Let’s put it this way. If it raises question marks, just don’t store your ammo there. Store it in a room that is climate controlled, never gets really hot, and is shielded against high humidity.
One more tip: keep it off the ground. If your home ever has a flood or a pipe breaks or something like that, it’ll ruin your ammo that’s on the ground.
Need to Replace Some 9mm Bulk Ammo?
Here because you need to find a place where you can replenish lost stores of 9mm bulk ammo? The first place you should check out is Bucking Horse Outpost.
Check them out and take a look through their bulk ammo deals. They carry 9mm and a wide range of other handgun cartridges as well as rifle ammo and shotshells. Bookmark their page and check back periodically so you never miss a deal.
