Self Corroding Ammo??

[bersaguy]

Ok, I was in waiting room at Doctors office yesterday and i over heard a couple guys talking about Obama is working on trying to have ammo made so that is will self corrode while sitting on the self in 2 years or less. Has anyone heard anything else about this or do you think it can be done? They seemed pretty sure by the way they were talking that is what he is trying to do. They said since he knows he can't get the guns he will get the ammo...............Just wondering if any once else has heard anything about it?............................. :ugh: :ugh: :squint:

[GlockSpock]

Ok, I was in waiting room at Doctors office yesterday and i over heard a couple guys talking about Obama is working on trying to have ammo made so that is will self corrode while sitting on the self in 2 years or less. Has anyone heard anything else about this or do you think it can be done? They seemed pretty sure by the way they were talking that is what he is trying to do. They said since he knows he can't get the guns he will get the ammo...............Just wondering if any once else has heard anything about it?............................. :ugh: :ugh: :squint:

 

Been a rumor for years. Whether it be the primer or the powder, it is physically possible but could you imagine the uproar? I just don't think this will happen. Not unless somehow forced through unexpectedly for "environmental reasons". 

[No_0ne]

Probably about as reliable as what you read on the internet ...

[Peace]

there always has to be a boogie monster... for some reason we all need one.  I may or may not agree with any particular POTUS's leadership direction, but I highly doubt this is a plan at risk of being implemented.

[gregintenn]

Critical thinking surely rules this one out.

[Garufa]

I've heard this one more than once at the Walmart sporting good counter. 

[peejman]

Yep, true and was implemented several years ago. So you guys need to send all the ammo you've bought since 2010 to me for proper disposal.

:)

[10-Ring]

I've heard this one more than once at the Walmart sporting good counter.

Do you and Dolomite shop at the same Wal-Mart by chance?

[gregintenn]

Do you and Dolomite shop at the same Wal-Mart by chance?

:rofl: Sounds like one heckuva place to avoid, huh? :rofl:

[10-Ring]

:rofl: Sounds like one heckuva place to avoid, huh? :rofl:

How dare you talk about two outstanding members of our forum like that? :)

[gregintenn]

How dare you talk about two outstanding members of our forum like that? :)

WalMart?

[nightrunner]

I have heard that the ammunition using lead free primers, such as Winchester WinClean, etc will become extremely unreliable and the primers will go bad after 1-2years. I have not tested it but that stuff isn't really widely available at least where I am. I believe it's primarily an indoor training ammunition that would be used up quickly. Plus the lead free primer ammo was higher prices where I was.

[Dolomite_supafly]

In 2009 I was told ammunition made after June would expire in 6 months. I was told this by a dealer selling CCI Stingers for $27 a box and Federal Lightnings for $6 a box. I came by the table a little while later and the piles were significantly smaller so he was selling them. The dealer said Obama changed the laws and all ammunition is useless after 6 months.

[Garufa]

Do you and Dolomite shop at the same Wal-Mart by chance?

 

Nope.  I've traveled to many of the area WM's looking for ammo and have heard similar absurdities at nearly all of them.

[JRWnTN]

There were similar rumors around the time of the 1994 ban.  I was listening when a guy mentioned it in front of chemical engineer, who went, well, ballistic.  I didn't really understand all the technical reasons, but engineer explained all the problems with ammo that was designed to last a short time.  What stuck with me was that if ammo was designed to only last two years, some percentage would fail after a year and some percentage would last for several years.

 

Maybe we should promote the rumor that the government started with .22LR and it's all going to expire by the end of the 2015.  Maybe the hoarders would be the ones panicking..