Food Saving your ammo?
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Ringer
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Good question, giving it a try....
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OK, I ripped one open with my hands. Harder than tearing a zip lock bag but not all that dificult. Once I got it started it opened up fairly easily. As soon as air gets in it turns in to a plastic bag and you can easily pull out some rounds or pour them out. I suppose you could even put a little cut in the edge just not so deep as to get close to the seal, like they do on some potato chip bags.
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OK, I ripped one open with my hands. Harder than tearing a zip lock bag but not all that dificult. Once I got it started it opened up fairly easily. As soon as air gets in it turns in to a plastic bag and you can easily pull out some rounds or pour them out. I suppose you could even put a little cut in the edge just not so deep as to get close to the seal, like they do on some potato chip bags.
elric
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Yup, I got the Black and Decker brand one there, and they have pretty good prices on the bags, too.
I don't vacuum seal my ammo with it though ... worried about the long term effects of the outside air pushing on the bullet. Probably not enough to move the bullet in the case, but over the course of several years ... ? Plus I think that it would pull most of the air out of the case over time, and then when you open the pack in a humid environment, all that humid air would get pulled into the case. I bought a big pile of .30 and .50 ammo cans to store my ammo.
What I do like the sealer for is to store parts kits and other small parts in. Oil them up good, and seal away. No rust on those parts!
Taurus 66
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Ready for WW4
Gewehr, you could put up one hell of a fight, couldn't you?
Gewehr, you could put up one hell of a fight, couldn't you?
Garrett, that Craftsman toolbox is the piece de' resistance of the whole room!
I have a dozen or so 30-round AK mags, a couple 75-round drum mags, and several 10, 20, and 40 round AK mags all packed in that toolbox, all loaded and ready for Kalashnikov range day whenever the urge hits.
DT Guy, that one pic ain't nothin'. See here:
Gewehr98 Evil Lab panorama
Taurus66, I can hold my own for a while, but see the above link. I try to maintain at least 1000 rounds per caliber, and at last count I handload 27 different calibers. You're not seeing all the ammo and supplies. Someday, when time permits, I'm gonna build a reinforced ammo locker (or two) like Preacherman did here:
Preacherman's DIY ammo locker project
I have a dozen or so 30-round AK mags, a couple 75-round drum mags, and several 10, 20, and 40 round AK mags all packed in that toolbox, all loaded and ready for Kalashnikov range day whenever the urge hits.
DT Guy, that one pic ain't nothin'. See here:
Gewehr98 Evil Lab panorama
Taurus66, I can hold my own for a while, but see the above link. I try to maintain at least 1000 rounds per caliber, and at last count I handload 27 different calibers. You're not seeing all the ammo and supplies. Someday, when time permits, I'm gonna build a reinforced ammo locker (or two) like Preacherman did here:
Preacherman's DIY ammo locker project
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Taurus 66
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I have the same kind of safe as you - same gauge steel (thin but tough), same locking system. Funny, I don't know the name of it, but the only difference between yours and mine is mine fits kiddy corner whereas yours is rectangular. And those stupid foam holders inside with the sticky back are just such a PITA! They keep falling off the wall.
I like what you and Preacherman are showing. It gives me some ideas, and I'd better start thinking seriously about building up supplies.
I like what you and Preacherman are showing. It gives me some ideas, and I'd better start thinking seriously about building up supplies.
wingnutx
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I just bought a couple of sealed steel cans of Wolf for long term storage.
The can of 7.62x39 worked out to about 7.8 cents per round. The .223 was a little more.
I used my FoodSaver to compress my socks when I packed for deployment. Worked great, but then you have a larger cargo once you break the seal.
The can of 7.62x39 worked out to about 7.8 cents per round. The .223 was a little more.
I used my FoodSaver to compress my socks when I packed for deployment. Worked great, but then you have a larger cargo once you break the seal.
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