Would love to hear of any experience or stories you all have on ammo in house fires. Also, I have a question about storage.
Tonight, I've been reading through some articles that try to explain how dangerous (or not dangerous) ammo is in a house fire.
It's my current understanding that...
1) Boxed ammo isn't necessarily dangerous
2) But loaded guns are dangerous if they "cook off"
3) And ammo in metal containers or metal ammo boxes can explode
So my main questions is... is my rifle safe considered a metal container? LoL
I've been keeping my ammo in plastic ammo cans but then put some of them in my safe.
Should I take them out of the safe to be safer for firefighters?
I know fires are unlikely but living in CA... can never be too careful.
A few of the websites I've been reading / videos I've been watching have conflicting info so, in general, I'm going with what the fire dept pages say.
There are some interesting stories on this page. https://my.firefighternation.com/forum/ ... on-is-this
Ammo in a House Fire... advice on storage please!
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