Will this desiccant work?

[gunNoob]

We just got a bunch of laptops at work and every bag has silica gel desiccant packs in them. Will this work for my ammo cans?

If so, I'm taking it all

 

[hso]

If you have enough in the can, sure. Just remember to roast it before you put it in the cans so that you don't put saturated silica gel in the can.

 

[gunNoob]

roast it? How would you recommend doing that? jw

 

[RKBABob]

roast it? How would you recommend doing that? jw

Baste it in a solution of orange juice, scallions, allspice, and scotch bonnet peppers, then turn slowly on a spit over a pimento wood fire for three hours.










Bake it in the oven on the lowest setting for about 10 - 15 minutes... you just want to dry out any moisture in the packs. Just watch out in case the little packets aren't heat proof.

 

[gunNoob]

^sounds good, I'll bake it and throw it in my cans

 

[RKBABob]

Oh, I forgot.... Let it cool off before you throw it on live ammo!

 

[hadmanysons]

Easier than roasting is... microwave. I work on airplanes and a lot of our radar system have desiccant in them to keep the waveguides from arcing. Anyway... we microwave our stuff to remove the moisture.

Oh, I forgot.... Let it cool off before you throw it on live ammo!

 

[gunNoob]

yeah I was wondering if a microwave or dryer would work

haha I'll wait until it's cooled off to throw it in the cans

 

[Richbaker]

I've never seen ammo shipped with dessicant, I wouldn't worry about it....

 

[MIL-DOT]

He's not asking about SHIPPING ammo, he's asking about long term strorage.
I use desicant packs that's come in everything from guitars to hiking boots.
As stated, bake it a while in the oven first.