what are some reliable tips to store ammo for years?

16 bucks for 8 pounds of silica cat litter. Bass pro wanted 22 bucks for this little can. Thanks for that tip.

Also got the rice in the socks in my safe. Doesn't look the greatest but who cares. More money for ammo.

Already for my first gun. My semi auto is ready for pick up. Jacked!!!
 
Thanks saskcop. I got a dehumidifier I run in the basement all spring and summer. Can't wait to get to the range. Haven't shot anything more then a 22. Lol.

Warrior semi auto shot gun 12 gauge. Looking forward to a blue shoulder.
 
I'm just starting to get into reloading and store my 9mm in ammo cans with a silica pack. I do put them in zip lock bags of 100 for convenience - I case gauge 100 at a time anyhow so it's minimal extra work. The only challenge I have that I can fit 2000 rounds in an ammo can and it gets pretty heavy :)
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VanMan said:
I'm just starting to get into reloading and store my 9mm in ammo cans with a silica pack. I do put them in zip lock bags of 100 for convenience - I case gauge 100 at a time anyhow so it's minimal extra work. The only challenge I have that I can fit 2000 rounds in an ammo can and it gets pretty heavy :)
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VanMan, what size can is that (fat 50)? And could you ballpark the weight of it full please? I want to get some of these but undecided as to size vs weight when full.
 
Use ammo cans, make sure the seals are good and then buy a barrel of silicon desiccant packs and a small can of humidity cards(10-20-30-40 type). Place the ammo in the can along with 2 packs and 1 card. After a week open each can and if that can has a humidity indicator above 30, check the seals (fix them with silicon caulk if needed), replace the desiccant packs and card and close it up again for another week. Repeat until all are OK.

Good desiccant packs can be reused by drying them in the oven at low temperature.
 
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To do it seriously you need a strong vacuum pump and a some high strength, stable and air tight pipe or container. The whole point of a vacuum is that you can remove all of the moisture from the atmosphere surrounding the ammunition. A food saver or desiccant isn't going to do that. You need to get a vacuum of about 18000 micros, so the water in the air evaporates.
 
These are the Fifty Cal M2A1 ammo cans from CanadaAmmo. Full of 2,000 147gr 9mm ammo it's 67 pounds of fun :)

hisnibs said:
VanMan, what size can is that (fat 50)? And could you ballpark the weight of it full please? I want to get some of these but undecided as to size vs weight when full.
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You guys are grossly overthinking this. I have ammo that's over 70 years old and spent 30 years in Sweden, 30 years in the Dominican Republic and 10 years in Canada. It was never stored in baggies with desiccant in air conditioned or even dehumidified rooms. Keep it dry and it will be fine.
 
Andy said:
You guys are grossly overthinking this. I have ammo that's over 70 years old and spent 30 years in Sweden, 30 years in the Dominican Republic and 10 years in Canada. It was never stored in baggies with desiccant in air conditioned or even dehumidified rooms. Keep it dry and it will be fine.
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Amen.
 
anything I don't plan on shooting for a while I just vacuum pack in my foodsaver. Clear packaging, durable and easy to store. Canadian tire sells the foodsaver on sale at regular intervals. I use the foodsaver for all kinds of things, buying prime rib roasts and cutting it into steaks, then vacuum packing them, to last all year. Mmmm! steak....now I'm hungry!
 
It seems a lot of fellas go way overboard on how to store ammo. There are warehouses with skids of ammo that have been sitting for decades all over the planet and I'm sure most of it is still fine. Ive used up a fair bit of 60-70 year old ammo, that someone had just sitting in a garage or basement and I can count on less than one hand how many never went bang.
I keep it off the ground, and its never failed me yet.
 
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