Long term ammo storage

[Karen]

Thanks Matt.
First you layer two pieces of muslin or other cheap fabric together. Then you sew the fabric together in a grid pattern to make the bags whatever size you want them to be. The videos show how to cut the bags apart after you have sewn the grid pattern. After you cut the bags apart, flip them right side out. Then fill them part way with silica gel.
Turn the opening down to the inside and sew it shut. There you have it. Lots of dessicant bags for ammo storage :-)

[qrprat77]

Excellent work everybody! I bet even Okie could follow them instructions.

[Matt In Oklahoma]

Small bit of reloaded 9mm ammo I put up right at 4yrs ago for some reason :o anyway it was sealed in a ammo can with no dessicant packs. Fortunately Karen hooked a brother up and now all my cans have them!



I have 12ga thats well over 10yrs and this past weekend we shot 16ga that was not stored in anything but a closet for well over 20yrs. I have some 1943 30-06 that wasnt taken real good care of till i got it that still goes bang too. All is not lost if you dont take care of it but by all means these are a cheap n easy insurance project to protect your investment and maybe your life.

[jimmycthemd]

Don't have pics but I have .44 mag ammo that I reloaded in Colorado about 22 years ago. Took 50 rounds to the range a couple of weeks ago and it went bang and hit where I pointed it. Stored in baggies in an ammo can (baggies at 50 rounds per just to keep track of how many I had). Still have 700 more 'old' rounds to cycle through.