Lock Up Bullets Bulletin For Free

Depends on your climate, if it's dry like where I live, or in a climate controlled environment, in the box is Ok. But either way, I prefer packing them in an ammo can with a good seal and a dessicant pack. It can and will sit for decades that way.

Safe storage laws require guns to be stored locked and unloaded when any person prohibited from possessing a gun is present in the gun owner's home, including convicted felons, those convicted of domestic violence, and those with certain mental health conditions.

Ammo cans or other sealed containers However, ammo cans are not the only way to do so. Tupperware-type containers, plastic food-storage buckets, and gallon zip-top bags can be excellent and inexpensive ways to keep your ammunition sealed away from moisture.

So, as long as you store your ammunition somewhere safe from weather fluctuations, it should last you at least ten years. It's best to keep ammo in room-temperature locations with low humidity levels. Be extra careful during summer and winter, when the weather is more likely to be extreme.

Ammunition should be stored separately from the firearm in a secure location.

Keep your ammunition in a locked safe that is separate from your gun safe. Storing your ammunition away from your guns will lower the risk of your child or other family members putting the ammunition into the gun. Put a different lock on each gun. Store the keys out of reach of your child and other family members.

For safe fire protection, ammunition should be stored separately from guns. In the chaotic first moments when firefighters arrive and are setting up to battle a house fire, they often ask if you have loaded guns in your home. Ammo that is loaded into a gun, especially a revolver, is the most dangerous during a fire.