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December 15th, 2009, 02:31 PM #11Grand Member
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Re: hermetically sealed ammo
Oooops!
I shooooould have clarified. NO heat involved. Just a hermetic can sealer, sized for #10 cans. I figure it should hold a 3" revolver, a cleaning kit, and 250 rds.
Maybe even a 2-1/2 S&W 66? Stainless - ah, that would be the ticket.
Maybe a KelTec P-11 and as much.
I don't know if it would take a 1911 even with breaking it down. Hmmmmm, would be worth a try, wouldn't it?
Fill the can with dry nitrogen, add a dessicant pack and an oxygen absorbent. Seal it and it would be just the gift for my grandkids after TSHTF, huh?
Flash"The life unexamined is not worth living." ....... Socrates
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December 16th, 2009, 09:35 PM #12
Re: hermetically sealed ammo
I would be careful about the cleaning stuff. You may want to make sure that the vacuum you induce does not blow up that oil or hoppes, and what that will do to the chemical you are storing.
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December 19th, 2009, 03:21 PM #15
Re: hermetically sealed ammo
I don't have any experience or knowledge of storing ammunition vacuum sealed. If you can find some reliable information then go for it. Otherwise, I'm going to speculate there is a small chance it could be harmful to powder or primers due to the possibility of chemical sublimation. Or reducing the effectiveness of the neck/primer seals. If not, I would still expect it to perform slightly differently for some time after it is removed from the vacuum seal since the interior of the cartridge will remain under vacuum for a while.
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December 19th, 2009, 03:36 PM #16
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im shooting nazi 8mm 1943, works great, no misfires.
FJB
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December 19th, 2009, 05:35 PM #17Grand Member
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Re: hermetically sealed ammo
Thaqt's what I'm thinking. I read a number of guys on another forum were shooting WWII spam canned ammo (Garand, 45ACP, and foreign too.) with no malfunctions and no corrosion. And they didn't nitrogen seal them in those days, just vaccum. So I'll stuff an oxygen absorber in it, fill it with dry nitrogen, clap the lid on and seal it.
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