# Ammunition shelf-life urban legend?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ammunition-shelf-life-urban-legend/632927>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 28, 2012, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ammunition-shelf-life-urban-legend/632927 "2012-08-28T14:38:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2013, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ammunition-shelf-life-urban-legend/632927/41 "2013-11-07T09:07:36Z")

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Wait… back in the 70s, shooters seemed to universally agree that hand loads were more reliable than factory. That crappy stuff has been around a long time.

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**Author:** ![JLRogers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce73a5/32.png) [@JLRogers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JLRogers)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2013, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ammunition-shelf-life-urban-legend/632927/42 "2013-11-07T11:45:39Z")

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I choose to believe that this story is true not because it’s plausible but because it’s a good excuse to buy ammunition more frequently.

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