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Quarterbore · 07-02-2008

I buy my emergency ammo pre-sealed

Still, I keep ammo in ammo cans as much as possible (Ammo cans are cheap so literally it is all in ammo cans) but I have been oiling gun magazines and putting them in zip-lock bags, I don't vacume them per-say but I do remove as much air as possible to prevent condensation or rust.

I would not vacuum pack your ammo to negative pressure but with a food preserver that is not really what you are doing anyways. If you were, then all the liquid would boil off inn the vacume and I am sure you don't have that much power to work with. You are simply removing the extra air. The advantage is certainly that it will prevent corrosion and if something was to happen and your house floods then the ammo will not get trashed. It will also decrease the volume making it easier to store and pack if you ever needed to evacuate and take some preserved ammo.

One advantage to your idea, ammo cans are big and heavy and everybody knows what they are. A sealed pack could be a very good alternative and I may need to try it some day.

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Quarterbore Plinker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Valley Forge, PA Posts: 28	I buy my emergency ammo pre-sealed Still, I keep ammo in ammo cans as much as possible (Ammo cans are cheap so literally it is all in ammo cans) but I have been oiling gun magazines and putting them in zip-lock bags, I don't vacume them per-say but I do remove as much air as possible to prevent condensation or rust. I would not vacuum pack your ammo to negative pressure but with a food preserver that is not really what you are doing anyways. If you were, then all the liquid would boil off inn the vacume and I am sure you don't have that much power to work with. You are simply removing the extra air. The advantage is certainly that it will prevent corrosion and if something was to happen and your house floods then the ammo will not get trashed. It will also decrease the volume making it easier to store and pack if you ever needed to evacuate and take some preserved ammo. One advantage to your idea, ammo cans are big and heavy and everybody knows what they are. A sealed pack could be a very good alternative and I may need to try it some day.