TexasCHLforum.com

Kimbers have been reported to experience "barrel curl" if left in a vehicle in the Texas summer heat. It was reported that a formerTexas CH licensee from the Houston area shot himself in the back of his head a couple of summers ago.

Oldgringo wrote:Kimbers have been reported to experience "barrel curl" if left in a vehicle in the Texas summer heat. It was reported that a formerTexas CH licensee from the Houston area shot himself in the back of his head a couple of summers ago.

Kimbers? No way. Must have been a colt!

I have shot ammo that was in a behind the seat box that had been there for over 10 years of Ark /TX heat and cold and all the ammo went bang.
Winny 357 mag and CCI 22 ammo.

Well how about the humidity? Is there much to worry about there? Or should I just throw some silica in there and call it good ?

And what about the heat if you (God forbid) have to draw and shoot? Wouldn't it be hard to accurately aim a steel gun that is 120+ degrees?

MedicMan218 wrote:Well how about the humidity? Is there much to worry about there? Or should I just throw some silica in there and call it good ?

Don't worry about humidity itself.

However, high humidity and suddenly dropping temperatures that can cause the moisture to condense can be a problem, as can cold ammo going into a high humidity area if it's allowed to stay wet. Ammo doesn't like long term exposure to wet conditions. Short term exposure is not usually a problem unless it's actually submerged.

As others have said in various ways, if you're not leaving Texas in the next few months, you'd have to do something pretty unusual to encounter these conditions.

Its hard to shoot a Glock when its a puddle

bizarrenormality wrote:I wouldn't worry about the gun but vibration and heat can do interesting things to ammo.

Deltaboy wrote:I have shot ammo that was in a behind the seat box that had been there for over 10 years of Ark /TX heat and cold and all the ammo went bang.
Winny 357 mag and CCI 22 ammo.

I have been told, by someone who's opinion I trust, that ammo kept in a vehicle should be used up and replaced occasionally, like maybe once a year.
The shape of the granules of powder is important to how fast or slow it burns. The vibrations of the road break them down into a finer powder. Probably not going to make it dangerous or make it not work, but it will change the ballistics somewhat. Probably won't matter at bad-breathe-distance of a self-defense situation.
I like to shoot a little of my carry ammo now and then, even though it's much more expensive than what I usually practice with, just so I know how it shoots, how it feels different from my practice ammo. So when I'm going to shoot up some of my carry ammo, I use some that's been bouncing around in my truck for a while and replace that with new ammo.

mgood wrote:

bizarrenormality wrote:I wouldn't worry about the gun but vibration and heat can do interesting things to ammo.

Deltaboy wrote:I have shot ammo that was in a behind the seat box that had been there for over 10 years of Ark /TX heat and cold and all the ammo went bang.
Winny 357 mag and CCI 22 ammo.

I have been told, by someone who's opinion I trust, that ammo kept in a vehicle should be used up and replaced occasionally, like maybe once a year.
The shape of the granules of powder is important to how fast or slow it burns. The vibrations of the road break them down into a finer powder. Probably not going to make it dangerous or make it not work, but it will change the ballistics somewhat. Probably won't matter at bad-breathe-distance of a self-defense situation.
I like to shoot a little of my carry ammo now and then, even though it's much more expensive than what I usually practice with, just so I know how it shoots, how it feels different from my practice ammo. So when I'm going to shoot up some of my carry ammo, I use some that's been bouncing around in my truck for a while and replace that with new ammo.

That is great advice, just ralized I had a box or two of gold dots sitting in the glove box and trunk, another excuse to go to the range