Do you keep your ammo in your safe?

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My inlaws house burned to the ground yesterday. Thankfully they got out with the clothes on their backs. Nothing else though. But seeing how hot the fire was and how it literally melted coins got me thinking that if my gunpowder and ammo in my safe exploded it would destroy everything in the safe too. It's fireproof but would it get hot enough anyway. You could hear their ammo exploding in the fire. I've gained a new respect for how hot a fire can get. Jewelry and silver melted into pools. Even items in steel cabinets were consumed into black dust.
 
first it was where is your safe then it was how many guns do you have now its where do you keep you ammo
mind your own business
 
I wouldn't keep ammo in a safe simply because guns cost more and most gun owners buy a safe that's pretty much full the day they buy it. That means no excess room for piles of ammo. Wouldn't hurt to put a few boxes in there though if you do have room and want to. Loaded cartridges - even if they do go off - won't do any significant damage outside the chamber of a gun. Storing a bunch of 8lb cans of powder could be bad though. If it did ignite in such a confined area it would certainly ruin the stocks and scopes of any guns inside I would think.
 
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1 good shot said:
first it was where is your safe then it was how many guns do you have now its where do you keep you ammo
mind your own business
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I believe this is talking about all the questions the OP has asked recently for info that most would keep private.
 
I keep a box of ammo in the safe for each of the guns that I might want to get out and shoot relatively quickly. For example, I normally keep my 22-250 and a box of ammo for it in my safe because I occasionally see a coyote out the field behind my house that needs to be dealt with. But no, I do not keep enough ammo in my gun safe to present a problem in a fire scenario.

Thanks for the warning, though! :smile:
 
Thanks for the advice. I had originally put my spare ammo and powder in the safe to protect it from fire but I am changing my thinking on that after this fire. My safe's fire rating is 1200 degrees for 30 minutes but the fire lasted several hours and melted gold at 1950 degrees. I read mythbusters did a test on this and it exploded at around 450 degrees. It could easily have gotten to that temprature in a fire safe. I guess I would rather see the fireworks from the street than hearing explosions coming from inside my gun safe.
 
What would your guns have looked like in a safe in that fire? I think most of the gun safes are just a gimmick. A fire rating for 30-60 minutes probably means they are toast.
 
my safe is to deter theft,,if my house burns my guns would be way down on the list of things I would be concerned about
 
mr.big said:
my safe is to deter theft,,if my house burns my guns would be way down on the list of things I would be concerned about
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woodyard said:
What would your guns have looked like in a safe in that fire? I think most of the gun safes are just a gimmick. A fire rating for 30-60 minutes probably means they are toast.
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These echo my sentiments exactly. My safe is to deter theft and little innocent hands from getting on my guns. If a fire occurs then you will be VERY fortunate if any of your firearms in your safe are even useable, but I guarantee that they will be among the ugliest firearms in the world if they are.
 
woodyard said:
What would your guns have looked like in a safe in that fire? I think most of the gun safes are just a gimmick. A fire rating for 30-60 minutes probably means they are toast.
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In that fire, you are probably correct. Fire burned for several hours. A few years ago, my parents had a house fire that completely destroyed their house. My Dad had guns in cabinet only and most of them survived. One didn't and the wood stocks were singed on some. The difference was the fire department had tons of water on that house and even though the walls and roof were burned much of the contents survived. It all depends on the fire but to think our safes will survive ANY fire is wrong.
 
Rubberduck270 said:
Watch this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SlOXowwC4c

But to answer your question, no. I don't keep ammo in the same safe as my guns.
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Great video, very informative. I feel better now if I had a fire in my house and the safety of the Firemen putting out the fire. Burning ammo is relatively harmless as it explodes. Black powder is a whole different ballgame.
 

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