Vacuum Sealing Ammunition

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I was wondering if vacuum sealing ammunition in the box, with a desiccant in the vacuum bag would do damage to the ammunition.

Thanks for any help.
 
No, but it won't help it any either. Vacuum baggies aren't exactly cheap (I use them for meat). Why spend the money if you aren't getting any benefit?
 
I keep mine in surplus ammo cans and in the house where there is climate control . Its not so much what it is kept in but the climate it is kept . Talked to someone not long ago that was going to vacume seal hundreds of rounds then store them in a root cellar . I hope he changed his mind .
 
I have a vacuum sealer and rolls of bag material. I use it most often for freezing fresh veggies from our garden. The cost for the bags would be immaterial to me if putting the ammo in the bag with a desiccant would add to its usable life.

My ammo is kept in the house and climate controlled to never below 62 degrees and never above 90.
 
Did you leave the 5.56 in the box or was it loose rounds in the vacuum seal bag?
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Loose rounds. Tried to do like 500 rounds x 2. They stayed sealed for less than a day.

I suppose it might work if you had non-pointy bullets, but any sharp edge is likely going to defeat the bag.

All in all, it's probably cheaper and more practical to buy a $10 resealable ammo can.
 
If I were to do this I would do it with the ammunition still in the box. For 2 reasons, 1) to stop punctures like you mention, 2) easy ID of what the ammunition is, manufacturer and such.
 
I think the military just keeps it in 'a cool dry place' and they've been know to use ammo that years and years (and even more years).
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Last I knew, every round of military ammo had the primer sealed in the pocket and the bullet sealed to the case mouth with lacquer. Is that not S.O.P. these days?
 
psalm7 said:
Talked to someone not long ago that was going to vacume seal hundreds of rounds then store them in a root cellar . I hope he changed his mind .
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Why? Vacuum sealing will control whatever moisture makes it into the root cellar, and the temperature should be pretty constant year 'round. Sounds like a plan to me.
 
For what it's worth I left some cheap WWB 9mm ammo in water for about a month, took it to the range and every round fired. I am not worried about my ammo going bad in any way.
 
I've vacuum sealed a bunch of .223 ammo as well as some other ammo.

I didn't bother with the dessicant pack, no real need for it.

Given that the vacuum sealer pulls the air out, it pulls moisture out, too. You'll know if the vacuum in the bag breaks, too, so you really gain nothing by adding a dessicant pack.
 
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