Poll: how to dispose of 10-yr-old bulk ammo?

[Brewer]

I recently got out of .40S&W because [insert joke]. Now there's the problem of rounds leftover from my deceased father -- at least a couple hundred, as I recall. It's been sitting in a safe in a Tennessee garage for at least 10 years. All factory origin but with the temp swings I figure it's bound to be compromised with condensation on the powder, off-gassed primer, etc. What to do with it?

 

[pj150]

Just do a quick once over on the case just to be sure but I'd fire it.

 

[BaldAssCat]

Not sure where to find full auto in .40 but that's my vote.

 

[Live-a-Little]

What PJ150 said or karma?

 

[22lr]

Shoot it (obviously)

 

[Asaltweapon]

Choot it!!!

 

[Brewer]

Not sure where to find full auto in .40 but that's my vote.

Brother-in-law found a HK UMP 40 for rent in Tennessee, "the patron state of shooting stuff." I just don't want to lose an eye in a kaboom and then sell a kidney to pay for the gun.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va9Jioond4c

 

[fshalor]

10 years??!? Is this a joke?. Ive barely been to the range in ten years.

 

[Spartan65]

Wouldn’t be worried. Send it.

 

[JackOfAllTrades]

I suggest you test each cartridge to see if they are still good.
If they go bang, they are still good. If they don't, they are bad.

My M1 Garand regularly eats ammo that is the better part of 50 years old. I really doubt that it was stored under climate controlled conditions. It is rare to get a dud.

 

[cathouse01]

Sounds like the OP no longer has a .40 to shoot them out of. If that’s the case, give/sell them to someone who does, with a description of their history and let them decide if they want to shoot it. As JackOfAllTrades said, I’ve regularly shot 50+ year old Greek HXP mil surplus .30-06 through my Garand’s without any issues. Just check the case/primer for any obvious issues.

 

[MAGA99]

Test your theory, what’s the worst that can happen, you get a dud?


You could always donate it to those commie pricks at the FBI for training!!!!

 

[Prepper]

10 years??!? Is this a joke?. Ive barely been to the range in ten years.

Exactly. Most of my ammo is over 10 years old because I bought it leading up to the 0bama presidency. And... it's still here!

 

[MisterHappy]

10 years?

Hell I have stuff that's 100 years old, that I'll shoot - WW1 45 ACP!

Ten years is just well aged


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EuW_-6HY78

 

[BigTimber]

10 years??!? Is this a joke?. Ive barely been to the range in ten years.

This. I’ve shot stuff WAY older than that with no issues. Did op mean to add a Zero?

 

[DeadEyeDan]

I have to agree with the earlier poster, 10 years is nothing I’ve shot loads of 50+ years old surplus with no real issue, a few duds but never a squib.

 

[greencobra]

i volunteer to take it and promise to shoot it all up. i'm no pussy, i ain't skeered.

 

[drgrant]

unless its corroded to shit it'll probably be fine.

-Mike

 

[McReef]

Wouldn’t think twice about shooting it up.

 

[radioman]

Some of my Mosin spam cans are from the 60’s.
Like others have said 10 years is just well aged.
Also like Mike said if it’s corroded, dented, or damaged in
someway then you have no choice but to properly dispose of it.

 

[Arto]

10 years? that's like brand new!

 

[JoseyWales]

Bulk ammo ... at least a couple hundred...

This amount is not bulk ammo. I'd shoot it or give to someone who can.

 

[namedpipes]

In Tennessee you can probably just leave it at the swap shed at the dump.

If it's here, shoot it, give it away or toss it on the campfire in the spring.

 

[citoriguy]

I think your problem is you have 40S&W, not so much how old it is.

 

[gerrycaruso]

Ten years isn't very old for ammo. I have very light .30/06 ammo I loaded for my son when he was 12 years old. He's 42 now. If it looks good on the outside, either sell it or give it to someone who shoots or reloads .40.

 

[TrashcanDan]

Sounds like a good excuse to buy the S&W 610

 

[Thirwell1216]

Ive shot 1930s era 8mm Turkish Mauser that has probably been through all sorts of condition...shot fine. Had 60's era 7.62x25 from a variety of com-block countires stored in paper bundles tied together with string sitting in warehouses for decades, still fired fine. Shoot it!

 

[Deleted member 67409]

This amount is not bulk ammo. I'd shoot it or give to someone who can.

I think he means "bulk pack," like Winchester White Box.

 

[Fetch]

Mag dumps until its all gone.

 

[Uzi2]

Shoot it.