I have a food saver vacuum packer and was just wondering what are the pros and cons of vacuum packing some of my ammo. Will the vacuum cause the gun powder to expand and burn quicker? Will it cause problems with the primers?
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If I vacuum pack them I can "hide some " for use later without worrying about the ammo can rusting.
I've fired previously vacuum sealed ammo, right out of the bag and noticed no difference in performance.
A tip for you, double bag it. Seal the ammo in a feezer bag then in a vacuum bag, otherwise, the first or second time you handle the stuff(pointed FMJ rifle ammo) it will lose its vacuum.
I was thinking of vacuuming sealing it twice,,,just in case
I read that vacuum sealing ammo is NOT a good thing to do, as it may cause the bullets to be unseated , as the air inside the case trys to escape.
A sugestion - use the foodsaver bag, for the ammo storage, but do NOT vacuum the air out...just compress it as much as you can, and seal it. That way, it is sealed, keeps the moisture out, and you avoid the danger of the vacuum unseating the bullets.
I'm thinking that I am going to do up a package each of a couple of my extra/duplicate spare pistols , like VZ52 and Makarov...vacuum seal up the pistol, and then in the next section, place some ammo , NOT vacuumed, and seal it, and then in the final section, vacuum seal up the leather holster.
Everyone has made some good points, but again I'd like to hear if anyone has done it. And if so what were the results.