Old Ammo

[ReadyNorthwest]

So I've discovered an old box in the garage that had a box of 9mm ammo. 30 rds of WWB FMJ and 20 of Speer GD it looks like. I remember this box and it's over 12 years old. It's always been in a box and in dry environments. Doesn't look like any rusting. Is this still good to use?

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[DB is Here]

Under those conditions...burn em (Shoot em). I would.

 

[xlsbob]

I've got surplus ammo from the 40`s I still shoot, 10-12 years is fresh off the rack.

 

[bgdawgrr]

If you send me the ammo, I would gladly run some tests for you and report the results.
It's a small sacrifice I'd make for science

 

[oli700]

Nope especially if it starts to sweat nitro

 

[bbbass]

I've got surplus ammo from the 40`s I still shoot, 10-12 years is fresh off the rack.

Ditto!

OP, if concerned you might feel better with a new box of SD ammo. Otherwise, it's all good!

 

[ReadyNorthwest]

If you send me the ammo, I would gladly run some tests for you and report the results.
It's a small sacrifice I'd make for science

See, that's why I like this group. Always going out of their way to help another...

 

[JO JO]

I would not use them in my carry or house gun for defense but for a range trip I would shoot them up
12 years old is not that old in ammo life

 

[Flymph]

I shot some 30/40 Krag from 1907 a couple months back... if that answers your question.

 

[Wombat of Doom]

I just shot up a box of remington .22s from '92 that had been stored in dubious and varied conditions. My oldest boxes of ammo are from the '20s I think.

 

[Mica]

When I hear old ammo. I always think of the stuff from the 70s and back.

 

[2ndtimer]

I have some .38 Spec handloads I put together back in the early '80's and I am quite confident they are just fine. Stored in a temperature controlled room in our basement in dry eastern Washington climate. Maybe I will shoot some of the next trip to the range.

 

[DizzyJ]

Age is not as much of a factor (within reason) as storage conditions.

Cool and dry wins the day.

If stored this way, "CHOOT EM"

 

[Member 5605]

Ummm

How old is some Krink ammo that people are shooting still? I see @MountainBear shooting 50's era munitions in his rifles quite often. I only know that because I'm doing his brass prep.

 

[MountainBear]

Ummm

How old is some Krink ammo that people are shooting still? I see @MountainBear shooting 50's era munitions in his rifles quite often. I only know that because I'm doing his brass prep.

And I love you for it Brother!

I shoot older ammo all the time. My preferred .30-06 out of my (many) milsurps in that caliber is HXP from the 70's. I have no issue shooting old ammo. But when I hunt or carry a gun, the ammo is always high quality and new. Those times matter. A click on the range is annoying, but not critical (hopefully). A click on a bear hunt in Alaska or a self-defense situation is a little different.