How many primers/bullets can you keep in a home?

[87iroc]

This reminds me...I need to go buy another brick so I can build my stash up ahead of potential winter craziness.

 

[AmmoManAaron]

Makes sense to me. Decades ago, our best local gun shop went boom. As I remember the story, an unloaded gun discharged into a pallet of primers and ultimately way too much black powder got involved.

Just out of curiosity, which shop was that?

 

[Stickfight]

primers are stored in any one pile and piles are at least 15 feet (4572 mm) apart.

That IN admin code uses the word "pile" to describe primer storage warms my heart.

 

[billybob44]

I have the room to put piles 15 feet apart so that's not a problem, it just stinks that I am going to have to find a couple of other buildings now. This 750,000 primers in a single building thing is making me find at least 3 buildings to store my primers in and that is just a pain.

"This 750,000 primers in a single building thing is making me find at least 3 buildings to store my primers in and that is just a pain."

You are telling us that you have (at LEAST) 2 and 1/4 MILLION Primers???

I would like to see those three piles of 750K each...Bill.

 

[rbhargan]

A more pertinent question might be, at what volume/number of powder/primers is your house insurance voided?
SAAMI says that the NFPA places a limit of 10,000 primers for a private residence. I do not know if this has any force of law, but your insurance company might consider it grounds for voiding your insurance.
http://www.saami.org/specifications_and_information/publications/download/SAAMI_ITEM_201-Primers.pdf

 

[Doublehelix]

A more pertinent question might be, at what volume/number of powder/primers is your house insurance voided?
SAAMI says that the NFPA places a limit of 10,000 primers for a private residence. I do not know if this has any force of law, but your insurance company might consider it grounds for voiding your insurance.
http://www.saami.org/specifications_and_information/publications/download/SAAMI_ITEM_201-Primers.pdf

Great point. If the house burns down, I want insurance to cover it! That would totally, totally suck to take a total loss on a house, especially if you still have a mortgage balance.

 

[Michigan Slim]

That's 10,000 small pistol, 10,000 large pistol, 10,000 large rifle and 10,000 small rifle primers I hope!!!!

 

[gmcttr]

Just out of curiosity, which shop was that?

Thompson's Sporting Goods that was in Columbus, IN.

I'm thinking the big bang must have been back in the 60's or 70's.

 

[shibumiseeker]

"This 750,000 primers in a single building thing is making me find at least 3 buildings to store my primers in and that is just a pain."

You are telling us that you have (at LEAST) 2 and 1/4 MILLION Primers???

I would like to see those three piles of 750K each...Bill.

Meh, it's not that out of the question. I probably have over half a million I've bought over the last 9 years when I got a good deal, and maxing out the hazmat charge. And that was without trying too hard. It's what enables me to thumb my nose at "shortages," and anyone who is not buying primers right now will have no room to complain they can't find any six months from now. If I'd not diversified with PMs I could have a couple million by now. Good liquid asset during rough times. I'd have a lot more except I keep shooting.

 

[canterbc]

"This 750,000 primers in a single building thing is making me find at least 3 buildings to store my primers in and that is just a pain."

You are telling us that you have (at LEAST) 2 and 1/4 MILLION Primers???

I would like to see those three piles of 750K each...Bill.

Haha no, I was just kidding around. Sadly I don't measure my primer stash by the million or even hundred thousand, but by the thousand.