I buy in bulk quantity for several calibers. All of my ammo is then transferred into ammo cans and labeled with a silver sharpie. What's your favorite method of storage?
I was thinking of trying to trade out my metal cans (many are new) for plastic. Those cheap chinese plastics are a lot quieter when they move around. Their handles are also easier on the hand for a heavy .50cal can. The ammo can is as good as anything but I sure wish I could find a good way to wheel them about - a year ago I didn't have that many. Its been a busy year and Costco was selling those metal cans 2 for $15.99 (1-50 1-30) and now I have cans to fill.
I store my ammo IAW with OP-4 Ammunition Afloat and OP-5 vol 1-3 Ammunition Ashore and Advanced bases and OPNAVISNT 8010 series Ammunition Accounting and Expenditure with the exception of Banding it to a metal pallet!
All three are quiet the read in PDF format and you dont have to take it quiet that far, but man there is a wealth of knowledge contained in those three military publications in no uncertain terms. We have a saying in my field as a Weapons Tech...."all of our rules were written in blood". In regards to OP-4 and OP-5 that is true of every regulation and procedure contained there in.
If there is a better way....I have yet to see it! Why reinvent the wheel, its already been invented?
I store my ammo in their original cartons and then in ammo boxes (both plastic and metal) and label them as to what caliber is in each one...I have them throughout the house....JM2C
I use mostly steel cans, different sizes. Some plastic for shotgun ammo. I put one or 2 Silica Gel Packets in every container & store about 1/2 in a dry basement 1/2 in other locations. I keep a min of 5k for each cal. & more of the 22lr. Over the years the ammo has looked & fired as new.
Not unlike dinner, I prefer to make mine fresh when I need it. I store major supplies however I don't keep more than a couple hundred of any caliber made up in advance.
In our designated safe room I have concrete shelves where I keep steel ammo cans, on bottom I got those big knee high ones, I not only color coated my ammo cans ( maybe this is stupid ) but I also gave them needed spray paint numbers. In our safe room we keep 6 different ammo can colors that are somewhat organized mostly thrown in at random. For us Gold designates 10mm, Silver designates 45 and Bronze for 9mm. Whereas F.D.E is for 762x51, O.D green is for 556 and White is for 12 gauge.
In my gun room I keep most of my playing around ammo in either mags or stacked boxes on shelves, for me personally I hold a certain love for plastic ammo cans because it was my first type of ammo can that I got. I find them to be better for water protection, I keep one stashed in my an old garage on our property with some of our six main ammo types. I also keep a plastic ammo can in my gun room and on our back porch.
But I keep a metal 50 cal can in my truck with extra ammo for my Scar, Glock and 12 gauge. Metal ones work better for more abusive situations, plus could always serve as a wailing weapon themselves, plastic ones might break if you hit a hard enough head.
After 20 yrs of being a Gunnersmate in the US Navy, handling and storing countless cans and cases of ammo (and I do mean countless, worked at weapons depot for 6 of the 20 yrs). I prefer my male version of tupperware containers Steel ammo cans!
I thought I had posted to this originally, guess not. I use Plano ammo cans, they are plastic, PVC or what ever, but they have O rings and keep the moisture out. They are stackable which is a plus and they hold a fairly good amount of ammo per can.
My ammo in the Army didnt come in steel cans....It was banded to pallets in 6 packs...1300 pounds at a time Not me by the way in the photo but same round...203 mm 8 inch / 204 pounds each. Made old men out of us fast handling that stuff for 9 years...
My ammo in the Army didnt come in steel cans....It was banded to pallets in 6 packs...1300 pounds at a time Not me by the way in the photo but same round...203 mm 8 inch / 204 pounds each. Made old men out of us fast handling that stuff for 9 years...
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Since I only buy a box or two at a time, I also tuck the sales slip in the box to show the date purchased and the price.
It is always a hoot to find a box of 30-30 that I paid $8.99 from Kmart.
Everything goes into ammo cans or "ammo plastics" from Plano Company. I was lucky enough to invest in cans and still have some empty ones. I used to live 15 miles from Plano MFG in ILL and bought lots of plastic. Since I worked in a steel and aluminum slitting plant, I was able to grab lots of desiccant bags and everything has one in the can even tho moisture isn't too much of a problem down here in southern AZ. I use my dehydrator that I dry my empty cases after ultrasonic cleaning to "recharge" the desiccant packs.
I built shelving specifically for the type.
water, ammo and a small food supply to hold over until I can trade or convince others to share
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