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Posted: 7/27/2006 6:03:39 PM EDT
| I see it mentioned in some topics that some folks, upon receipt of new ammo supplies, open the battle packs, inspect, and then pack rounds in ammo cans. Is leaving the ammo "sealed" in the battle packs a "better" means of long term storage or does it not really matter. Of course the temperature and humidity conditions matter both ways I realize. Thanks in advance........... |
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Most battlepacks are done that way to seal it from moisture and/or water. It's generally not vaccume packed so you still have air inside. Since most people go through their ammo within 4-6 years, even if meant for storage... it's fine to open the battlepacks to inspect it. As a side note, I generally open my battlepacks to inspect it because one has to keep in mind that most of these battlepacks are mil-surplus and not recent production  ~nb |
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The South African battle pack rubber is awesome and I haven't seen any discoloration or corrosion. The Guat battle pack rubber sucks ass and is brittle. Found alot of tarnish and discoloration. I took all of this ammo out of them and put it in ammo cans. Not sure on any other countries. |
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I've got around 5,000 rounds of South African & Portuguese 7.62 ammo that's all sealed in the brown plastic battle packs, so I keep it stored in the wooden crates it was shipped in. Everything else goes into the much-loved green ammo cans, with a couple of the little desiccant packs thrown into each can. I guess I should mention all my ammo is stored indoors in a controlled temperature environment. |
Same. |
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The case of Guat I bought was downright awful. I had planned on keeping it in the battlepacks, but upon seeing a post here... decided to check on mine. Opened em up and the rounds were fugly. Tumbled em a bit to clean em up, packed em on strippers, new cardboard sleeves. The 1440rd case packed on strippers in bando-cardboard sleeves (sans bando) fits perfectly in a 25mm composite can along with a dessicant pack or two. Repacked two Radway Green cans in the same fashion. 1440rds to 25mm can. |
This is what I've been doing as well. I am confident in the SA battlepacks but not the Guat. |
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