Ammo Limits?

[mipafox 438]

Sometime in the late 1990s early 2000s a friend told me you couldn't have or buy (I forget) more than 1000 rounds of ammo anymore. I went to Harry's a few months later and they would not sell me two bricks of .22 and some .223 ammo because it was supposedly against the law to sell/own more than 1000 rounds.

 

Now, from reading this forum, I'm pretty sure that is all partially or completely BS. Does anybody know where this came from or is/was it for real at some point?

[Dan 177]

Never heard of such a thing

[Krdshrk 3,878]

[Pew Pew Plates 358]

not illegal. the only thing that MAY stand in your way is local fire regulations. But usually only jugs of powder are adressed. I think in NJ or my local town (I forget) anything over 36 pounds needs a wooden box...or something like that

[mipafox 438]

OK, sounds like the same as everywhere else.

 

It was just really strange to hear it from my shooting buddy and then have Harry's Army Navy pull that **** on me only a few months after my buddy told me about it. Don't hate on Harry's, this was somewhere around 10 years ago. Very bizzare coincidence. Matter of fact, I seriously doubt it was a conincidence. Must have been some strange rumor going around way back then.

 

Thanks for the help.

[Dan 177]

not illegal. the only thing that MAY stand in your way is local fire regulations. But usually only jugs of powder are adressed. I think in NJ or my local town (I forget) anything over 36 pounds needs a wooden box...or something like that

 

Wooden box, lol. That will stop a fire from spreading to the powder! Gotta luv the govt.

 

My town requires a pirate chest.

[GRIZ 3,369]

Wooden box, lol. That will stop a fire from spreading to the powder! Gotta luv the govt.

 

A powder magazine is properly made from wood. The idea is if there is a fire the wood will give instead of containing the blast as metal would do. Anyplace that sells powder will have a wooden powder magazine.

 

I think in NJ or my local town (I forget) anything over 36 pounds needs a wooden box...or something like that

 

I think tha may be a state fire code as I heard the same (or thereabouts) when I inquired about ammo quantities to the fire dept.

[Pew Pew Plates 358]

I think its more to prevent sparks (I know, blackpowder is whats sensative to sparks not smokeless...)

[kenw 293]

Wooden box, lol. That will stop a fire from spreading to the powder! Gotta luv the govt.

 

My town requires a pirate chest.

Pirate chest, or pirate's chest?

[Dan 177]

I suppose it makes sense. I was going by the logic of professional fireworks 1.3G magazines, which must be metal enclosures wood or other non-metalic lined to prevent sparks. Still the enclosure itself has to be metal.

 

I suppose it could be different since firework magazines are to be placed outdoors away from human occupied structures, whereas a powder "box" would be in someone's home where metal would cause a fragmentation danger.

 

I would still go for a pirate chest.

[Dan 177]

Pirate chest, or pirate's chest?

 

I'll buy that for a dollar!

[Rifleman1 32]

Arrrrggggghhhhh!!!

[Malsua 1,422]

I'll buy that for a dollar!

 

Robocop reference for the win.

 

Holly Madison is shapely but her raisins are about the size of a dime and when you place them on a grapefruit, they get lost. Not very appealing.

[PeteF 1,044]

Sometime in the late 1990s early 2000s a friend told me you couldn't have or buy (I forget) more than 1000 rounds of ammo anymore. I went to Harry's a few months later and they would not sell me two bricks of .22 and some .223 ammo because it was supposedly against the law to sell/own more than 1000 rounds.

 

Now, from reading this forum, I'm pretty sure that is all partially or completely BS. Does anybody know where this came from or is/was it for real at some point?

 

 

Maybe not a law, but a store policy. Many places since 2008 have had a policy of limiting how much ammo could be sold to a customer so that they could maintain at least some inventory.

[PeteF 1,044]

Wooden box, lol. That will stop a fire from spreading to the powder! Gotta luv the govt.

 

 

Powder will only burn in the open. In a strong cabinet or safe it will explode when ignited.

 

The wood keeps direct flame away for a period of time and will give instead of exploding.

[mipafox 438]

Maybe not a law, but a store policy. Many places since 2008 have had a policy of limiting how much ammo could be sold to a customer so that they could maintain at least some inventory.

 

I don't know if this was a writing problem on my part but you quoted me saying this was almost 10 years before Obama became a US Citizen let alone caused a run on ammo.

 

[Dan 177]

Powder will only burn in the open. In a strong cabinet or safe it will explode when ignited.

 

The wood keeps direct flame away for a period of time and will give instead of exploding.

 

read up on the posts above, i expressed my logic. and I agree, and will use a pirate chest

[mipafox 438]

Every time I can find one like that.

[junkmanted 54]

Robocop reference for the win.

 

Holly Madison is shapely but her raisins are about the size of a dime and when you place them on a grapefruit, they get lost. Not very appealing.

 

Then turn her around

[Malsua 1,422]

Then turn her around

 

Yeah, but I'd still know they're there.

[coldsolderjoint 84]

IIRC, NYC has a law like that and cites fire regulations

[hd2000fxdl 422]

Anyone ever see anything official because I haven't. Now as far as fire regs that mat be different and may vary from town to town, but I can't see 1000 rounds being a problem. Heck when I get down to a 1000 of any one caliber handgun ammo and I think I'm getting real low, now don't even bring up 22LR's

 

Harry

[SSlav 14]

It was just really strange to hear it from my shooting buddy and then have Harry's Army Navy pull that **** on me only a few months after my buddy told me about it. Don't hate on Harry's, this was somewhere around 10 years ago. Very bizzare coincidence. Matter of fact, I seriously doubt it was a conincidence. Must have been some strange rumor going around way back then.

 

 

The last thing you should do is trust the guy behind the counter of a gun store with legal advice ... or firearms advice for that matter. Not that long ago I had the clerk in the local "Dick's" tell a customer - "Yes I can sell those hollow points to you. But the moment you leave the store with them you are breaking NJ law."