Will ammo be affected by an EMP?

[uffdaphil]

I don't bother trying to protect my electronics. Red dots may be toast, but Trijicon will see me through. The biggest EMP effect will be to make me rich with my ammo and 30s-40s boatanchor (tube shortwave) collection. At least until a bigger gang takes it away.

One of the scenarios that make me glad to be an old codger now.

[Slab]

Beanie and cup... I'm just sayin

[Doc Safari]

Something tells me that when the "big ones" start falling on us we'll be more worried about our balls glowing in the dark than whether or not our Aimpoint works.

[sevenhelmet]

EMP works more or less like a really strong solar flare. It will take down the comms and power grid, but anything not plugged into a wall socket will probably be fine. Ammo will just sit there- the energy density required to light-off a primer would also cook you alive. Metal containers also act as Faraday cages, so anything inside ammo cans or other metal containers might have some degree of additional protection.

That being said, the implications of an actual EMP being what they are, I can imagine things like ammo and personal gadgets will fall into the "OBE" category. I personally don't consider it a threat worth specifically "preparing" for.

[Mr blasty]

EMP works more or less like a really strong solar flare. It will take down the comms and power grid, but anything not plugged into a wall socket will probably be fine. Ammo will just sit there- the energy density required to light-off a primer would also cook you alive. Metal containers also act as Faraday cages, so anything inside ammo cans or other metal containers might have some degree of additional protection.

That being said, the implications of an actual EMP being what they are, I can imagine things like ammo and personal gadgets will fall into the "OBE" category. I personally don't consider it a threat worth specifically "preparing" for.

THANK YOU! So tired of the misinformation on emp's!

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[Doc. Holiday]

Cool great information. Thanks guys. I know very little about EMPs.

[Mr blasty]

Cool great information. Thanks guys. I know very little about EMPs.

There's a great documentary on America's atmospheric testing of nukes on YouTube. I'll see if I can find it for you.

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[Mr blasty]

http://youtu.be/_AJPpHnBJiY

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[6933]

Electronics DO NOT need to be plugged in be affected. The EMP/solar flare/HEMP, etc., will "energize" (for lack of a better term) metal objects. This in turn is where the damage occurs by frying the electronics. There is some really, really scary research that has been presented to Congress, and its committees, regarding this. I am not talking about the BS on the web, but actual true scientific research from major universities. The scariness factor is probably why it doesn't ever make the news.

[Cuda444]

Electronics DO NOT need to be plugged in be affected. The EMP/solar flare/HEMP, etc., will "energize" (for lack of a better term) metal objects. This in turn is where the damage occurs by frying the electronics. There is some really, really scary research that has been presented to Congress, and its committees, regarding this. I am not talking about the BS on the web, but actual true scientific research from major universities. The scariness factor is probably why it doesn't ever make the news.

Do you have any cites about this?

I know it's been presented, and I'm not calling you a liar. I'd just like to better educate myself on the matter.

Thanks.