Does handgun ammunition have expiration date?

Answer 1

No. Both handgun and rifle ammunition will last for several decades when properly stored in a cool dry place (such as a military ammo bunker). Subjection to heat and temperature changes will result in a more rapid deterioration, and exposure to moisture will result in corrosion. Surplus military ammunition available from the Civilian Marksmanship Program for use in civilian competition is generally several decades old and still adequate for competition.

Answer 2

Not really. Stored correctly it should function reliably whenever you pull it out and use it. That said, agencies that regularly use firearms in situations where a malfunction can cost a life generally have a strict schedule of shelf life, service life, testing, and discarding procedures for their ammo. In a previous job I've expended thousands of dollars worth of 7.62, 5.56, and pyrotechnics that were about to expire because it was more fun than having EOD blow it all up. I've also shot hundreds or rounds of 1940s and 50s 45ACP obtained on the surplus market with not a single malfunction. None of my commercially manufactured ammo has any expiration dates

Answer 3

No, but with improper storage it can deteriorate. As long as you keep you ammo in a dry, relatively cool and constant temperature place, it will out live you. The oldest ammo I have ever shoot is some Austrian 8x56R that was made in 1938 and it all worked well. Plus I have shot about 500 rounds of it. I have heard of people firing surplus .45 ACP from the World War 1 era and it still works well.

Answer 4

Not at all really, as long as it has been sealed off from the elements it will last pretty much forever.

I've known guys who have found sealed cases of .303 ammo from World War I and fired it through their Enfields no problem.

There's always lots of military surplus ammo on the market, often from the 70's or even earlier. It usually comes in wooden crates and is sealed with sheet metal so it's completely protected.

Answer 5

>>interior the storage<< relies upon on the place the storage is. in case you reside in an excellent city, you're tremendously lots toast in a entire device breakdown. in case you're a type of that plans on leaping interior the previous jalopy on the final minute and intense-tail it for the hills, undesirable plan.. you'll be the stranger, and the 1st one they shoot.. on the different hand, in case you reside to tell the tale some acres close to a small city, i might grant you with a stable possibility. "Survival weapons" - Mel Tappan "life After Doomsday" - Dr Bruce Clayton they have been around for a at the same time as, yet the two are crammed with good, stable suggestion. i will say one element for you. in case you desire to burn up that lots ammo and stay to tell approximately, you're an confident son of a gun..nevertheless i might upload so lots greater .22 LR , powerful stuff in a real SHTF subject. you have way too many handguns that serve a similar purpose. No 7.62x51 conflict rifle. or maybe 7.62x39 no longer one .30 high quality looking rifle Water - you may desire to be careful there nutrition - i wish that's no longer as warm on your "storage" as this is in maximum. six hundred cans - that's 200 days, possibly, for 2 human beings eating mild, probable greater like one hundred, till you're able to enhance, hunt, or fish to complement your shops What are you going to do while the lights pass out, for good? ought to you swap off the electrical powered energy, water and gasoline to your place for the subsequent 30 days. if so, you're a minimum of on the superb music. in case you're saying, properly i could no longer try this, then you definately greater desirable re-evaluate the plan.

Answer 6

No. But I regularly change my carry ammo

Answer 7

Yeah, if you don't use it within an hour of opening the box, it's dangerous. You should throw it away.

Answer 8

Absolutely NO................