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<blockquote data-quote="ritchurd.price" data-source="post: 2703185" data-attributes="member: 36314"><p>Alright all you chem majors, I have a question. I started vacuum sealing ammunition tonight using a ziplock vacuum sealer. I am using 25 rounds of 223 with a small homemade bag of silica gel inserted before vacuuming. The bag is sealed, it's tight; barely any air in there. I come back and some of them have more air in the bags than what I started with. So naturally I test for a leak by submerging the ammo packs in water to look for bubbles. Nothing. The bags were sealed with minimal air but gas is still getting in. I know that the fact of having sealed ammunition with its own personal silica gel packet puts its lifespan way further than boxed ammo, but I like to save space. </p><p></p><p>So, does silica gel release (a) gas(ses) when it works? That's about the only thing I can think of to explain this occurrence. Thanks guys.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ritchurd.price, post: 2703185, member: 36314"] Alright all you chem majors, I have a question. I started vacuum sealing ammunition tonight using a ziplock vacuum sealer. I am using 25 rounds of 223 with a small homemade bag of silica gel inserted before vacuuming. The bag is sealed, it's tight; barely any air in there. I come back and some of them have more air in the bags than what I started with. So naturally I test for a leak by submerging the ammo packs in water to look for bubbles. Nothing. The bags were sealed with minimal air but gas is still getting in. I know that the fact of having sealed ammunition with its own personal silica gel packet puts its lifespan way further than boxed ammo, but I like to save space. So, does silica gel release (a) gas(ses) when it works? That's about the only thing I can think of to explain this occurrence. Thanks guys. [/QUOTE]
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