To add, think about it this way. Sure, the ammo won't go off and start creating bullet holes (not enough case pressure will form without a barrel), but you still have extremely flammable powder and a volatile primer in each round of ammo. Couple that with extreme heat in a house fire. And don't forget that the safe will seal and insulate during that time. Insulation goes both ways; it will keep the heat out, but it will also trap whatever heat is generated inside. And of course, the sealing... that part will probably not bode too well if you have enough live ammunition in the safe as pressures inside increase.Liberty wrote:I suppose. But if there is enough heat to cook off the ammo, I would imagine that a lot of havoc would have already been reeked. A good fire resistant could hold off the cooking off I would think.WTR wrote:Has not happened to me but I have read about it. If your ammo happens to "cook" off during a fire, it can apparently reek havoc on the weapons.Liberty wrote:I'm probably showing a lot of ignorance here, but why?WTR wrote:Make sure you do not store ammunition and weapons together.
At any rate, my thought was more along the lines of keeping a few loaded mags or rounds nearby the guns makes tactical sense.
I keep all of my ammunition outside the safe in a ventilated closet a good distance from the safe other than a loaded mag or two next to it on a high shelf.
But to answer the OPs question, either play tetris or put them somewhere else (like another safe). The sock idea is a great one, but at that point, you're liable to turn your collection into a giant pile. I know that's what will happen to me.