Resulting fires? Having 25,000 rounds of ammunition in the bedroom closet might not be the greatest idea. Around here the neighbors even joke about it: "My house catches on fire... run."

My friends joke about this with me as well.  However, one should note that bullets are not projected with any great velocity when exposed to high temperatures generated by a fire.  If it's just ammo stored in boxes, tests by SAAMI have shown that the casing ruptures and typically the greatest danger is from the brass as it ruptures and sometimes the primers that act like mini-projectiles when ignited or cooked off.  While I wouldn't want to be in the room where my ammunition is stored during a fire, but the point is that the bullets don't go flying every where like in the movies.  The sides of the cartridge aren't restrained like when they are when they are chambered, so they have more space with which to expand and rupture.

However, ammo stored in unvented metal containers (those green military style containers) have shown to sometimes act like mini-pipe bombs in some cases since the explosions can be retained by the sealed container until it reaches the point of rupture for the container. 

That information at least helped me sleep a little better at one point in time where I used to store much of my ammo under my bed!   

....................Having 25,000 rounds of ammunition in the bedroom closet might not be the greatest idea. Around here the neighbors even joke about it: "My house catches on fire... run."................

I would be worried that the weight of 25,000 rounds of ammo might put a hole through your floor.

Right now i have
3k 22lr
800 .45
600 .556
100 9mm

And dont have but decided to stock up on .308 and .30 carbine.  300 rounds of each

Maybe i'm paras, but I don't think it's a good idea to go blabbing about how much ammo you have on a public forum in Hawaii, especially if you have a lot.

Maybe i'm paras, but I don't think it's a good idea to go blabbing about how much ammo you have on a public forum in Hawaii, especially if you have a lot.

Well only have ONE box of 9, 12ga and 556(yeaahhh)
So I'm safe....

Maybe i'm paras, but I don't think it's a good idea to go blabbing about how much ammo you have on a public forum in Hawaii, especially if you have a lot.

what difference does it make

My numbers vary from one weekend to the next.  Plus or minus, especially if OGC is having a sale. 

Maybe i'm paras, but I don't think it's a good idea to go blabbing about how much ammo you have on a public forum in Hawaii, especially if you have a lot.

................where you live tundah?

what difference does it make

Perhaps none, but on the other hand perhaps there are a few anti-gun zealots (the governments among them) who monitor sites like these. Perhaps they think you have no business owning plenty ammo. Perhaps they intend to make that their business. Just sayin'.

................where you live tundah?

LOL. Makaha, but you're assuming I have plenty ammo.

Perhaps none, but on the other hand perhaps there are a few anti-gun zealots (the governments among them) who monitor sites like these. Perhaps they think you have no business owning plenty ammo. Perhaps they intend to make that their business. Just sayin'.

any information they pulled from this website would be pure speculation.  I could say i have 5 million rounds in my closet.  What evidence aside from me, a random screen name on a public forum saying i have that much ammo would they have to use against me or any other gun owner?

^^^ What makes you think these jokers require evidence? Owning large amounts of ammo is perfectly legal, what I'm talking about is bringing scrutiny. For example, say you're a crusading reporter with an anti-gun prejudice (aren't they all). Say you want to run a story about the dangerous and anti-social gun-nuts who are harboring large ammo and weapons caches, and decide to use these postings in your story as proof this is happening. Now say you're a Marcus Oshiro type who decides to use this story as an excuse to pass ammo sales registration or limits legislation. Who is the loser? Furthermore, what makes you think the leftist authoritarians in our governments care about things like Constitutionality, and what counts as evidentiary? They certainly haven't cared about such things in furthering their agendas in the past. They think the Constitution is a living document they can mold and finesse and end-run to fit their goals. Just because they are limited by some Constitutional restraints now doesn't mean they will be in the future. One more thing, any anonymity you think you may have as a 'random screen name', is a total illusion. Unless you are a well versed in computer geek, and taking radical precautions to hide your identity, it is a snap to obtain knowledge of who you are via your internet postings; it's pretty much a snap for governments to do regardless.

^^^ What makes you think these jokers require evidence? Owning large amounts of ammo is perfectly legal, what I'm talking about is bringing scrutiny. For example, say you're a crusading reporter with an anti-gun prejudice (aren't they all). Say you want to run a story about the dangerous and anti-social gun-nuts who are harboring large ammo and weapons caches, and decide to use these postings in your story as proof this is happening. Now say you're a Marcus Oshiro type who decides to use this story as an excuse to pass ammo sales registration or limits legislation. Who is the loser? Furthermore, what makes you think the leftist authoritarians in our governments care about things like Constitutionality, and what counts as evidentiary? They certainly haven't cared about such things in furthering their agendas in the past. They think the Constitution is a living document they can mold and finesse and end-run to fit their goals. Just because they are limited by some Constitutional restraints now doesn't mean they will be in the future. One more thing, any anonymity you think you may have as a 'random screen name', is a total illusion. Unless you are a well versed in computer geek, and taking radical precautions to hide your identity, it is a snap to obtain knowledge of who you are via your internet postings; it's pretty much a snap for governments to do regardless.

So you think laws will be passed basing their proof off of a story that was created with 0 evidence other than posts on a public forum?  I find that pretty hard to believe.  On top of that, of course you can pull personal personal information via these forum posts if you had the knowledge.  But once they found out who i was, what are they going to do?  Send swat to raid my house because i posted how much ammo i own on the internet?

If anything i think there's more to be used by anti gun people in a story from this forum about paranoid gun owners who think the government is out to get them.

So you think laws will be passed basing their proof off of a story that was created with 0 evidence other than posts on a public forum?

No, but knowing how these things work, I certainly think it's possible

I find that pretty hard to believe.

Not asking you to believe anything, that was only an example. I'm just questioning the wisdom of inviting that type of scrutiny

On top of that, of course you can pull personal personal information via these forum posts if you had the knowledge.

Thank you, from your previous statement you seemed secure in your anonymity

But once they found out who i was, what are they going to do?  Send swat to raid my house because i posted how much ammo i own on the internet?

Perhaps in due time, or perhaps a guy who has nothing to do with the Govt. could come to take your ammo for his own. A lot of things could happen.

If anything i think there's more to be used by anti gun people in a story from this forum about paranoid gun owners who think the government is out to get them.

Maybe, but I'd wear the ridicule of anyone so inclined as a badge of honor.

Just loaded up the last batch of 45 240 LRN I cast last week.

So.. 200ish 45's

Sumthin' satisfying about the empty component containers and the full ammo boxes. For the first time in a while the "brass to clean" bucket is empty and the "bullets to shoot" cases are filling up.

Kinda like breathing. In (cast, clean and reload) and Out (head to the range.)

Just loaded up the last batch of 45 240 LRN I cast last week.

So.. 200ish 45's

Sumthin' satisfying about the empty component containers and the full ammo boxes. For the first time in a while the "brass to clean" bucket is empty and the "bullets to shoot" cases are filling up.

Kinda like breathing. In (cast, clean and reload) and Out (head to the range.)

I am still WAY behind. The problem is I can load a couple hundred to maybe 300 rounds a weekend day without taking away too much time from my responsibilities. But it only takes one great day of shooting to shoot that up and then some. So I am shooting as much as I can reload right now. Guess I'll need to give up some shooting weekends to get caught up and get ahead. 

LOL. Makaha, but you're assuming I have plenty ammo.

You can never have enough ammo.

Just got a 1000 round case of M855 ball from OGC...

Kaneohe MCBH has a recreational shoot on Friday...

We'll see how long this is gonna last

Just got a 1000 round case of M855 ball from OGC...

Kaneohe MCBH has a recreational shoot on Friday...

We'll see how long this is gonna last

Nice!  You surely can't go through 1000 rounds, can you?   

Is the recreational shoot only for active duty?  Or can DoD civilians participate?  I recently started shooting with the Schofield Rod & Gun Club.  It's a little far for me, but good facilities.