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Someone share a bad experience with me so I thought I'd pass it on.
Prior to the last election a lot of people bought huge amounts of ammo. Yes, I also bought more than normal... Other than taking up space and having to keep it dry, it isn't much of an issue. I also reload and have thousands of primers of varying sized and the powder for reloading. Certainly not a problem either - unless you have a house fire!
When the above referenced person had a house fire he told the firemen that a certain corner of the house had his ammo and loading supplies. They asked how much ammo and he told them several thousand rounds. HUGE mistake. They backed off from the building and let it burn. All they would do is keep it from spreading and the house was consumed. The uninformed firemen thought the ammo supply would go off all at once, like a bomb.
Never, ever, under any circumstances tell a responding fireman or police officer about your ammo and supplies. If you do there is a good chance that they will back off and let your house burn to the ground. We shooters know that ammo in a fire sort of pops like popcorn. Yes the casings can go flying but great injury isn't likely. They may wonder about the popping sound if my house burns, but I'm keeping my mouth shut. I want as much stuff saved as possible and their water may keep the ammo cans cool enough not to do any harm. Just a thought.
Prior to the last election a lot of people bought huge amounts of ammo. Yes, I also bought more than normal... Other than taking up space and having to keep it dry, it isn't much of an issue. I also reload and have thousands of primers of varying sized and the powder for reloading. Certainly not a problem either - unless you have a house fire!
When the above referenced person had a house fire he told the firemen that a certain corner of the house had his ammo and loading supplies. They asked how much ammo and he told them several thousand rounds. HUGE mistake. They backed off from the building and let it burn. All they would do is keep it from spreading and the house was consumed. The uninformed firemen thought the ammo supply would go off all at once, like a bomb.
Never, ever, under any circumstances tell a responding fireman or police officer about your ammo and supplies. If you do there is a good chance that they will back off and let your house burn to the ground. We shooters know that ammo in a fire sort of pops like popcorn. Yes the casings can go flying but great injury isn't likely. They may wonder about the popping sound if my house burns, but I'm keeping my mouth shut. I want as much stuff saved as possible and their water may keep the ammo cans cool enough not to do any harm. Just a thought.
