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Old 10-07-2012, 12:36 AM   #25
targetacqmgt
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Default Re: medium and long term storage of ammo

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Originally Posted by soundguy View Post
are the ammo can gaskets not synthetic rubber?

mineral oil is some pretty safe stuff.. same with white petrolatum...

So far I havn't seen any bad gaskets int he 20 or so years using it.. but guess it could be causing some micro level decay ??
I have the sense that the gaskets are natural rubber-but then only a chem analysis would tell for sure espcially sense the ammo cans are now coming from all over the world.

I like the concept of the food saver bags INSIDE an ammo can for really long term storage.
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