Ammo life span

[yote hunter]

I was at the gun shop the other day and a guy came in and was telling 2 or 3 of us that the ammo made starting this year will only have a life span of 5 years, so people can't stock pile ammo.... I ask the gun owner after he left if it was true and he said that his ammo rep. hasn't been in and he hadn't recieved a notice about it, but he will ask his ammo rep. ... I don't even see how this would be possible but ???? Has enybody else heard this ?

 

[red_zr24x4]

I've been hearing this story since the late '80's

 

[possum_128]

The guy was full of crap. nuff said. Why do people believe this crap?

 

[LEaSH]

Ah, gunshop wisdom. Lifetime carry license is going away too I've heard.

 

[shibumiseeker]

It's BS and has been a rumor for years spread by people who want to have something, anything, to flap their gums about.

To address your other question, yes it IS actually possible to make a propellant or primer that degrades over time but without an exemption from liability from the feds which would take an act of Congress, no ammo manufacturer is going to touch it because they have no control over how ammunition is stored or used and as such there is a wide variability in how long it takes for the it to degrade, and all you need are a few times of bullets getting lodged in a barrel because the charge was too weak and the gun then blowing up before the industry would collapse.

 

[dugsagun]

Last fall I enjoyed shooting a 40yr old box of 20ga shells that were found in my grandmas house before we sold it. They shot just fine in my dads 45yr old shotgun.

 

[indykid]

It's BS and has been a rumor for years spread by people who want to have something, anything, to flap their gums about.

To address your other question, yes it IS actually possible to make a propellant or primer that degrades over time but without an exemption from liability from the feds which would take an act of Congress, no ammo manufacturer is going to touch it because they have no control over how ammunition is stored or used and as such there is a wide variability in how long it takes for the it to degrade, and all you need are a few times of bullets getting lodged in a barrel because the charge was too weak and the gun then blowing up before the industry would collapse.

I think you figured it out. With the current regime in power, what better way to infringe on the second amendment than to have the ammo industry and firearm industry collapse due to lawsuits.

Granted I seriously doubt any ammo manufacturer would chance a "use by" date, but wouldn't put it past our fearful leaders as a way to doom the industry.

 

[Kirkd]

I was at the gun shop the other day and a guy came in and was telling 2 or 3 of us that the ammo made starting this year will only have a life span of 5 years, so people can't stock pile ammo.... I ask the gun owner after he left if it was true and he said that his ammo rep. hasn't been in and he hadn't recieved a notice about it, but he will ask his ammo rep. ... I don't even see how this would be possible but ???? Has enybody else heard this ?

yeah, its true. And I am the official person who was designated in the Indianapolis area to dispose of this ammo. So, all you have to do is to drop it in my recycling bend outside of my house and I'll properly dispose of it. Now having said that, 22lr has a life expectancy of 6 months, so you'll need to get that ammo over to me before it self detonates.

 

[yote hunter]

I thought he was full of it , but hell who am I ........ You never know whats coming next with this bunch in office and what they will try before there term is up ....

 

[halfmileharry]

I had about a dozen old paper 12 ga shells and I ran them through my Browning A5 last week. Still powered the gun functions fine.
I used to take my pocket knife and "ring" the shot shells and use them for a make shift "deer slug". Never a problem doing it.

 

[NyleRN]