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echo: guns
to: DAVID D`AGROSA
from: HTOM TRITES
date: 1996-07-22 12:35:00
subject: Old Ammo

 DD> I just received some old (2-3 years) ammo that has been stored in a hot
 DD> storage shed for most of that time.
 DD> While logic alone would say to get rid of it, I was wondering if anyone
 DD> out there would care to enlighten me on whether this ammo would be safe
 DD> to fire, or if I should dispose of it.
 DD> And, should the reply be to dispose of it, what is a safe way to do
 DD> this?  Obviously if I am not supposed to use the ammo, I shouldn't try
 DD> to dispose of it by firing it off.
 DD> Any info would be greatly appreciated.
I guess the serious question is "how hot is hot", but I'm unable 
to evaluate the answer.  I'm still shooting some ammo that I bought 
in the 60s, that has been stored in unheated garages from -40 to >100f since 
then; it seems to be working fine.
--- Maximus 3.01
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