Vacuum Packing Ammo?

The Butcher

September 14, 2001 08:03

Is it safe to vacuum pack ammo. I have one of those food sealers, and have thought about vacuum packing the extra rounds I carry in my pack. But when you pack marshmallows, they expand to about 5 times their original size. I wondered if anyone knows about ammo? I thought I saw some .223 ammo at a gun show packed, but wanted to ask before I did it. Thanks

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  hacker

  September 14, 2001 09:51

  seems to me i have seen military ammo in green, vacuum paked plastic. i dont see where it would hurt anything.

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  farranger

  September 14, 2001 10:03

  It won't hurt it to vacuum pack, the only reason I could see for doing this though is water proofing, which can be done with zip locks, but the vacuum pack might be tougher depending on the plastic.

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  thesupermonkey

  September 14, 2001 10:26

  The Cases withstand the immense pressure of the explosion when fired so I don't see how reducing the outside pressure could hurt it.

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  chemeng

  September 14, 2001 19:21

  Vacuum pack it with a dessicant sleeve and the ammo will probably outlast a couple of lifetimes, no moisture or oxidizers to break the powder/casing down.Mike

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  v35

  September 15, 2001 06:59

  If you can pack the ammo/guns in a place of low humidity such as a heated building,throw some desiccant in the bags and squeeze the excess air out you should be good. Vacuum packing may cause the plastic to adhere to the metal and be a hassle to peel off if you need the materiel in a hurry.

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  dheffley

  September 15, 2001 07:42

  To keep the plastic from touching the cases, put the ammo in a cloth bag like a pillow case, then vacum pack them.

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