Ammo storage

[SV_Dude]

I’m sure this discussion has been beaten to death but I’m not super enthused about storing ammo in metal ammo cans. I am thinking about a more convenient way to store ammo. I came across some husky waterproof and stackable containers. They’re large enough to store the ammo in the cardboard boxes that they came in, which makes it convenient to grab a few boxes of whatever and put them in my range bag. They’re also large enough to store many cardboard boxes of ammo regardless of size so using one container for 9mm, one for 556, one for 6.5, etc would work well. Since the cardboard boxes of ammo can fit nicely in here then match/precision ammo can stay stored nicely.

They also seem like they’ll store nicely.

Here’s a link:

https://www.homedepot.com/pep/Husky-5-Gal-Professional-Heavy-Duty-Waterproof-Stackable-Plastic-Storage-Container-with-Hinged-Lid-in-Red-248918/313861296

Anyone do something similar? Have any pros/cons? Better suggestions than dumping ammo boxes into 30/50 cal cans?

 

[Old Man with Gun]

I have a combination of ammo cans and totes, similar to what you show. Problem with the totes is weight. A tote can get over a hundred pounds full and even at half that they are not stackable.

With the cardboard boxes your weights may be a little lower than mine, but be careful the totes don't crush the totes under them. My totes ended up so heavy, I can't take them to the range, I need to take some ammo out and put in my range bag. I got these-
MTM Ammo Crate Polymer Dark Earth 7.25 Deep https://share.google/FC0SgRPOaZZjrrDfa

A fifty cal ammo can can get heavy when full, but you can safely stack them and they are practical to take to the range.

My answer came down to very strong shelves, and totes are on floor or bottom shelf only. Above that I have shelves full of 30 and 50 cans.

If I had it to do over, I'd have only ammo cans

 

[mrtoyz]

This was a fun weekend project. Use it store my quickly accessible ammo. Have tried to get away from 50cal metal cans for bulk storage but have always gone back. With some moisture absorbers you just cant beat their ability to stack.

 

[Hairball]

I use about sixty 20mm cans for bulk storage. They stack well and hold a lot of ammo. The only downside is that they are heavy so they don’t get moved around much.

 

[JoshPutman]

Mostly 50 caliber ammo cans, with a few 30 caliber thrown into the mix.

I do have some of the MTM ammo boxes for various calibers, however.

 

[Cal97c]

Check Plastic Ammo Boxes, Often less expensive than metal cans and won't rust. Many high-quality ones also have rubber gaskets for a solid seal. They are also lighter and often come with handles.

 

[SV_Dude]

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This was a fun weekend project. Use it store my quickly accessible ammo. Have tried to get away from 50cal metal cans for bulk storage but have always gone back. With some moisture absorbers you just cant beat their ability to stack.

I like that a lot. I’ve considered getting a metal storage cabinet and sealing it mostly air tight and installing a gun safe dehumidifier in it. Then I can just put the cardboard ammo boxes in it with no other worries.

Check Plastic Ammo Boxes, Often less expensive than metal cans and won't rust. Many high-quality ones also have rubber gaskets for a solid seal. They are also lighter and often come with handles.

My gripe isn’t the cost or weight. It’s that I want to keep the cardboard boxes that the ammo comes in so that I can grab a couple hundred 9mm, a couple hundred 45, etc and head to the range. I don’t want to carry my range bag that’s already large with ear pro, pistols, tools, etc, AND two or more ammo cans of ammo. I’d rather just grab a few boxes of whatever I wanna shoot and toss it into my range bag.

 

[hlee]

You do know that you can put cardboard boxes of ammunition into metal ammo cans, right?

 

[SV_Dude]

You do know that you can put cardboard boxes of ammunition into metal ammo cans, right?

Nope, I think that’s Newtons 4th law or something… cardboard boxes shall not go into metal boxes. Or something like that. In all seriousness in this regard I was thinking about using 50 cal ammo cans and stacking the boxes there.

My only intent here is to see what others are doing and copy/steal ideas. Maybe someone has something simpler than what I was thinking that made sense for me.

 

[Old Man with Gun]

My plan is heavy duty shelves. Each shelf can hold 2500lbs.

There are two metal cabinets on top, with lighter stuff.

Before people jump to conclusions, this is my retirement plan, 40.1k rounds of centerfire loaded before my income gets less robust.

 

[mrtoyz]

I like that a lot. I’ve considered getting a metal storage cabinet and sealing it mostly air tight and installing a gun safe dehumidifier in it. Then I can just put the cardboard ammo boxes in it with no other worries.



My gripe isn’t the cost or weight. It’s that I want to keep the cardboard boxes that the ammo comes in so that I can grab a couple hundred 9mm, a couple hundred 45, etc and head to the range. I don’t want to carry my range bag that’s already large with ear pro, pistols, tools, etc, AND two or more ammo cans of ammo. I’d rather just grab a few boxes of whatever I wanna shoot and toss it into my range bag.

Assuming you live in a humid AO, cardboard definitely isn’t a problem otherwise.

 

[hlee]

For what it is worth, cardboard isn’t an issue in Houston…