Is there any way vacuum packing could damage reloads?

[walnutred]

I tend to run ammo in large batches and recently ran out of 9mm sized storage boxes. Seeing my wifes vacuum sealer we use for veggies got me thinking.

Can you see any potential problem with vacuum sealing bags containing 100, 9x19 reloads and storing them in cans? Last year the company I work for dumpstered a bunch of new, 1-quart metal paint cans. I bought a couple cases home and have been using them for cast bullet storage. I'm thinking vacuum sealed bags of ammo sealed in these paint cans should last pretty well.

 

[walnutred]

I tend to run ammo in large batches and recently ran out of 9mm sized storage boxes. Seeing my wifes vacuum sealer we use for veggies got me thinking.

Can you see any potential problem with vacuum sealing bags containing 100, 9x19 reloads and storing them in cans? Last year the company I work for dumpstered a bunch of new, 1-quart metal paint cans. I bought a couple cases home and have been using them for cast bullet storage. I'm thinking vacuum sealed bags of ammo sealed in these paint cans should last pretty well.

 

[john traveler]

I would think vacuum sealing is a wonderfull idea for preserving ammunition. Keeping atmospheric moisture away from cartridges removes the single biggest corrosion factor. airborne moisture is known for rapidly corroding cast bullets and tarnishing brass.

 

[sjmjax]

Not likely to happen with the normal kitchen vacuum bagger, but a sudden drop in air pressure might cause a loose primer to back out of the case.

 

[tac803]

I have used it sucessfully for long term ammo storage. You might want to place the ammo in an open baggie before putting it in the vacuum seal bag...this will prevent any sharp edges from coming in contact with the surface and putting a micro-hole in it.

 

[redneckhunter]

i use the vacuum sealer to protect my primers . i just put 3 to a bag and seal , make bags a lil longer to reuse for another batch of primers next time

 

[redneckhunter]

oops 3 boxes of a 100 to a bag

 

[pbslinger]

I think some military ammunition is vacuum packed and opens like a sardine can.

One thing to think about is that lowering the pressure could cause more evaporation of the volatile or aromatic substances in the powder or primer. Don't know if it matters or not though. There may not be much volatiles in powder or primers.