No more ammo cans need ammo storage idea.

[Bottlefed]

I refuse to buy another ammo can just to stack them up like a wall. There has to be a better idea! For the guys with enough (never to much) ammo help!

 

[jagee]

 

[hondatech2k2]

Hmm. I have tried it all...ammo cans win. I guess another solution is shoot more?

 

[dprimm]

I will store it for you. .

 

[Slawburger]

Wooden crates built around a rubbermaid storage container?
Jobox (job site toolbox)?
Truck toolbox?

 

[possum_128]

Nothing beats ammo cans! Buy bigger one's!

 

[Expat]

Just keep it in the cardboard case. Stick the cases in those plastic storage tubs by caliber.

 

[Bottlefed]

I agree for the stuff I'm packing desiccant in and storing away 9mm is 1200 rounds per can, 40 call is about 1000, 45 is 850rds 6.5x55 swede about 800, 308 unbelted is 750 ish 762x39 1000 perfectly. I have several of these and other cal stuck back in ammo cans but I'm just looking for a better solution for around the house. I am really looking to just keep the caps I shoot often for example 45,40,9,38super,308,762x39 ect around the house maybe 2500 of each cal and lock up the cans in the safe room at another location. One of my buddy's suggested fireproof filing cabinets I'm just curios of the weight on the drawers.

 

[cyprant]

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[briand212]

I buy the smaller Rubbermaid containers with the handles that snap over the lids.
then I put loose rounds in Mylar bags ( 30 rds per bag) and seal them.. toss all of the bags in the container and start stacking

 

[Bottlefed]

Will they hold strong I would be afraid they would break

 

[sloughfoot]

I have ammo in ammo cans and the 50 round plastic containers and also the factory cardboard container.

I also have lots of ammo in cardboard boxes in lots of 300 to 500 rounds. What is nice about cardboard is as long as the cardboard is intact, I don't have to worry about the environment where the ammo is being stored. If the cardboard is dry, the ammo is dry.

 

[Leo]

I like 50 cal ammo cans because they allow room to keep ammo in the box.

I don't like what I see a lot of people do, and that is breaking open the box and pouring ammo loose in an ammo can. Even if you only buy one brand and one loading spec of ammo, what if there is a recall on a bad lot number? I still keep 4 or 5 flavors of each caliber of ammo depending on the final use, so I would loose track of things if I started discarding the boxes.

Ammo cans were designed as a solution for a customer that buys, ships, stores and issues a LOT of ammo. If there was something better, that customer would be buying it.

 

[Bottlefed]

I know and understand what your saying I just have 68 ammo cans and was looking for something easier strong the house. I do keep all of mine in boxes. I am also looking into making something.

 

[briand212]

this is what I am using for storage.. They are pretty cheap at walmart and stackable so it keeps things organized.
I have metal ammo cans and some of the plastic ammo cans to take to the range
Amazon.com - Sterilite 19848006 18-Quart Ultra Storage Box, White Lid See-Through Base with Titanium Latches, 6-Pack - Lidded Home Storage Bins

 

[Rellik]

What about stacking the ammo cans so that they make a couch then put a cover over it.

 

[Slawburger]

What about stacking the ammo cans so that they make a couch then put a cover over it.

A couple of cushions, nice throw, sounds like a plan.

 

[UNCLE HARLEY]

If you've got a wall of ammo cans it's time to rent a storage unit. Then maybe find a couple buddies with the same problem as you to share the cost.

 

[bmbutch]

I converted a closet into a ammo store. Shelves full of ammo, easy to peruse stock, & grab what I need for range. Some is in ammo cans, much on shelves, similar to what you'd see @ LGS.

 

[Leadeye]

Components like brass I keep in bigger containers, but to me it boils down to how much weight you can comfortably move. A 50 cal ammo box full of loose 45ACP is heavy, anything bigger would be hard to hoist up into a truck.