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<blockquote data-quote="acpjosh" data-source="post: 1438711" data-attributes="member: 5282">This is a good point as well. The boys in country are probably rollin around with half cans ammo.&quot;Apparently our US Armed Forces consider is quite safe to put tons of loaded rounds in the wings of a jet fighter. It is doubtful that there is a more adverse condition in which to place ammo. The &quot;horror story&quot; is a rural legend. Loaded rounds are also packed into humvees and currently touring thousands of miles of rough roads all over the world. When one stops to think of where and how we store and use ammo it is very clear that &#039;tumbling&#039; just sounds alot worse than it really is.Ammo companies tumble every round before packaging to clean it up. Furthermore, ammo is trucked from the plant over thousands of miles (and hours) in trailers with a suspension akin to Conestoga wagons, imparting more vibration to the loaded rounds.not to mention boxcars.. &quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="acpjosh, post: 1438711, member: 5282"] This is a good point as well. The boys in country are probably rollin around with half cans ammo. "Apparently our US Armed Forces consider is quite safe to put tons of loaded rounds in the wings of a jet fighter. It is doubtful that there is a more adverse condition in which to place ammo. The "horror story" is a rural legend. Loaded rounds are also packed into humvees and currently touring thousands of miles of rough roads all over the world. When one stops to think of where and how we store and use ammo it is very clear that 'tumbling' just sounds alot worse than it really is. Ammo companies tumble every round before packaging to clean it up . Furthermore, ammo is trucked from the plant over thousands of miles (and hours) in trailers with a suspension akin to Conestoga wagons, imparting more vibration to the loaded rounds. not to mention boxcars.. " [/QUOTE]

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