Vaccum seal ammo? OK to do?

[mljdeckard]

It is perfectly sound to keep a long gun in your vehicle. If the handgun is what we use to fight your way back to the long gun, you must have a long gun to fight your way back to.

I keep an SKS with a couple of hundred rounds. I don't concern myself with what the police might think.

 

[coloradokevin]

Honestly, I'd probably be more concerned about the temperature variations your ammo would experience by being stored in the car. It isn't all that hard to keep ammo reasonably dry; maintaining a steady (reasonable) temperature is probably a bit more difficult in a car!

For whatever it is worth to mention this, I've been shooting through some 8mm Mauser ammo that was loaded in 1939. I've shot a few hundred rounds of this stuff, and have yet to have a single failure. Ammo seems to last for quite a while!

 

[moooose102]

i do not see any problem with vacuum sealing ammo at all.
it would be interesting to pack up 100 rounds in a vaccum seal, and 100 rounds in an ammo can, and 100 rounds that have been sealed at the primer and bullet with real bullet/primer sealer. place them someplace for 100 years, and see which turn out the best.
it would be our great grand kids that would have to end up finishing the experiment. but then, at least someone would know for certain.
currently, if it is something i plan on keeping for more than two years, i seal both ends of each cartridge, put them back in its original container (and mark it sealed of course) and place them in an ammo can.
i check on the periodicly to make sure that the brass is not corroding. if it is, i polish up all the cases, and put them back. if i had a vaccum sealer, i might do that as well, but, i do not.

 

[expvideo]

OK, I have a fresh saver food vaccum sealer. I have purchased a lot of ammo lately. Is it safe to vaccum seal? Will it be beneficial to do so?( shelf life extended)? I was thinking of leaving it the 50 or 100 round factory boxes to seal it. Anyone see a reason not to do it?

There's no point if you are leaving them in their boxes. what I would recommend doing is to vacuum seal the loose rounds, and then put the vacuum sealed pack in an ammo can. The whole point in vacuum sealing is to get all of the air out. If you just wanted to keep them water-proof, you could just use a Ziplock bag. But water will precipitate through a ziplock bag in cold weather, and that is why you would want to vacuum seal. So if you are going to go to the trouble of vacuum sealing, you are defeating the purpose by leaving the ammo in the boxes, because not all of the air will escape.

It is entirely unnecessary, and it would be excessive if you didn't already have a vacuum sealer, but since you have one already you might as well.

 

[Dravur]

Just make sure you dont confuse your MRE with your ammo packs.

 

[melikesguns]

I am not concerned about the cops. I live in a small town and most of them know me from the range. I do feel it is excessive, but Living in East Tenn. We have wierd weather. It can be 65 degrees at 8 AM and by 3PM it can be 25 and snowing. That is what bothers me about the ammo in the car storage.

As far as the "zombies", sorry I do not believe in dressing tacticool, nor do I carry anything other than a phone, keys, knife(sometimes), and pistol(sometimes) on my person. I do not(nor plan to) have a bug out bag, or any of the such. If the SHTF I will load my vehicle with all my guns and ammo, and some cash. I am pretty sure if things get that bad. I can find some tiolet paper, and some food(whether purchased or stolen, if need be)

 

[expvideo]

As far as the "zombies", sorry I do not believe in dressing tacticool, nor do I carry anything other than a phone, keys, knife(sometimes), and pistol(sometimes) on my person. I do not(nor plan to) have a bug out bag, or any of the such. If the SHTF I will load my vehicle with all my guns and ammo, and some cash. I am pretty sure if things get that bad. I can find some tiolet paper, and some food(whether purchased or stolen, if need be)

Congratulations. You are officially unprepared.

 

[Toten Kopf]

I vaccuum seal a lot of my ammunition, especially if it won't be used for an extended time. Here are a couple of pictures of 1939 8mm ammunition in German battle packs that were sealed in 2004.

No air, no dirt, no moisture, no wear, no sweat.

 

[hksw]

Personally, I see no problem with Vac sealing the ammo. Since you have the sealer, why not? Just one more barrier the elements have to get through to render the ammo useless. Double up on the protection and throw the sealed ammo in an ammo can. If you ever get flooded out like Katrina or the midwest in 06/08, your ammo, and whatever else is sealed, will be set.

 

[melikesguns]

Congratulations. You are officially unprepared.

Thanks, What are the chances you will have the time or space to put the 25 years worth of water, TP, and other things in your possesion when it happens. What if your at work?? I am sorry, All I need is a gun, and some cash, the rest can be had with the cash or the gun for that matter if it came to that. I know, now the flaming on the gun part begins. But if it was your family eat and live, or worry about taking food from a store, what would you do??

 

[expvideo]

Thanks, What are the chances you will have the time or space to put the 25 years worth of water, TP, and other things in your possesion when it happens. What if your at work?? I am sorry, All I need is a gun, and some cash, the rest can be had with the cash or the gun for that matter if it came to that. I know, now the flaming on the gun part begins. But if it was your family eat and live, or worry about taking food from a store, what would you do??

I would prepare and hope that there is some resolution before my food supply runs out. I don't have a supply of 25 years worth of food, water and TP either, but I do have a 2 week supply of non-perishable food that only requires water and heat to prepare. While you are risking your life and your freedom looting for food, I will be living off of my $30 worth of non-perishable food. I don't have to make the choice between being a criminal and watching my family starve, because I am prepared. I have money and a gun too, but with only a little preparation I will be much less likely to have to use them.

Also, I have a hard time seeing why you would need 400 rounds of ammo in your car but you wouldn't need a basic survival kit. You are far more likely to be stranded in your car than you are to need several hundred rounds of ammunition. I keep a few spare mags in my car too, but I also have a first aid kit, some warm clothes, a basic survival kit and so on. That way I can stay alive in or around my car for up to 72 hours if I am stranded. Now you might not have to drive through a snowy mountain terrain as often as I do, or drive 60+ miles on a regular basis, so a basic survival kit might not be as necessary as cash for you. But I still find it hard to believe that you are more likely to need 400 rounds than you are to need a gas can and jumper cables.

 

[Average Joe]

I would rather use an ammo can, they have a rubber seal, and they are water proof, also you can open and close them at will and they still maintain their seal.

 

[alaskanativeson]

Just make sure you dont confuse your MRE with your ammo packs.

Right, like you could tell a difference between eating a package of 30/30 cartridges and an MRE package of "food" product!

(MRE=Meal Ready to Eat - 3 lies for the price of one!)