New Blog: Does Ammo Go Bad with Age?

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Does AMMO Go Bad with Age? - Target Sports USA

Learn how age affects ammunition, the importance of proper storage, and tips for identifying and safely disposing of degraded ammo.

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[Combat Engineer]

Vacuum packed ammo will last longer than your lifetime.

 

[Mgderf]

I've shot a lot of surplus ammo that is as old, if not older than I am.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I've shot a lot of surplus ammo that is as old, if not older than I am.

Same here. Pretty sure I have some from the 1930's that still goes bang every time. So I guess I won't live long enough to know if it goes bad.

 

[Mike Maddox]

Have spam cans from WWII production.

 

[duanewade]

I have several 500 round boxes of 7x57 ball ammo that are probably 100 years old (corrosive primers) and when I do get them out and shoot they always go bang. One of the things I inherited

 

[Hkindiana]

I’ve shot WWI dated ammo that was not vacuum packed, and it all shot fine