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Posted: 12/18/2019 8:34:21 AM EDT
What do you guys use to store your AK47 mags? I’m looking for ideas such as tool boxes , bags, ammo cans?... pics!
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I have 50 new Euro surplus magazines in "deep storage" in one of those black plastic totes with the yellow lid from the Depot. My plan is to hose each one down with G96 and then individually vacuum seal them with my Food Saver.
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leave that crap in GD. This is a Technical Forum. dryflash3
Oops, sorry too technical for me. Sense of humor much? |
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[#4]
Some are in chest rigs, some in pouches, some in gallon sized ziplock bags in an ammo crate. I never have felt the need to baby AK mags of any sort. I've seen some rough, rusty, beat up AK mags still perfectly functional...
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[#6]
Plastic totes with some air packets. Some loaded in safe. Cant really say I'd grab an ak first anymore.
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AK mags are too thick to fit the AR one I believe. Also, they weigh a lot more which is why the AK box doesn't have the handle on top, but instead two molded on the sides. I have each of those boxes. I keep my loaded "go to" mags in them. The AK box is nice, but it's huge for just 9 mags.
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4 loaded mags in chest rig, 1 with rifle. Others sit in an open plastic bin next to the safe. They're unloaded. Cycle em out by visiting range each week or two and only service em if sand/mud/grit get involved. AK mags are a hardy bunch. Atleast my euro military surplus mags are. Don't really use anything else, but starting to test a few of the reinforced magpul variety. Liking the idea of less chance of rust with those
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[#12]
The Container store has a product they call garage totes. Those have been the best option so far and stack without cracking the container below. the smaller ones are good for AK mags. I found out they dropped these and the replacements are sad and weaker
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[#14]
30mm (not 30 cal) ammo cans also work well, especially for loaded mags, and stack easy.
I’ve used fat 50s too but the mags sit upright in a 30mm can so it’s easy to pick one out without digging to the bottom. And you can easily identify what type of ammo is loaded in each mag. Fat 50s are great for 20s though. The MTM can is nice if you want to keep your mags from touching. Like if you have some high dollar collectibles or you’ve got some nice artwork on ‘em. I don’t, but use MTM cans for my AR mags. |
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I keep the loaded mags in a shallow "ammo crate"... It will hold 13 mags perfectly, with a couple of 20s or 30s on top... and isn't too heavy to lug around...
Attached File Im thinking about grabbing one of the deep ammo crates and load up a few more... Not sure how many AK mags will fit, but I can fit 42 AR Pmags in one. Would be heavy, but at the same time, would be nice to have more loaded AK mags at the ready. For comparison, here's the deep and shallow... Attached File Empty mags get tossed in an old artillery ammo crate... Attached File Years ago, I kept them all in 4mag German and Romanian mag pouches... tossed in a big Rubbermaid tote... Until I pulled out a pouch and some the mags were rusty. |
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[#16]
I have a small wooden crate that has a sliding top. I also have a spare dresser filled with gun stuff. There's a drawer full of mags.
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[#17]
I don't have that many. Ammo cans for some. Vest with HSGI taco for a couple. The rest in a bug out bag.
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[#18]
I only have about 40 or so. I keep 5 stacked in the safe behind the rifle. The rest are stored in one of those East German rain camo backpacks that CTD used to sell (back when the "C" in their name was accurate)
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[#19]
Gray plastic tote, every mag has grease or oil on them, then each wrapped in plastic.
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Quoted:
I have 50 new Euro surplus magazines in "deep storage" in one of those black plastic totes with the yellow lid from the Depot. My plan is to hose each one down with G96 and then individually vacuum seal them with my Food Saver. View Quote |
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[#21]
I bought this 100-pack of 4"x10" small reclosable ziplock bags 4mil HEAVYDUTY for storing AK mags. The bags are made of heavy plastic that can withstand the sharp edges on AK mags, and they seal to contain oil or other lubricants on the magazines. For example, the new production Bulgarian steel mags that I bought came in thin plastic wrappers with oil seeping out of them, so I dropped the whole thing - mag and plastic wrapper - in these bags to contain everything and keep the oil from getting everywhere. The bags are a little long for a 30-rounder but fold over for storage, and they're long enough to hold a 40-round mag. I keep everything in large MTM ammo crates.
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[#23]
These by Caliber / Country of origin - they stack nicely too.
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I keep the loaded mags in a shallow "ammo crate"... It will hold 13 mags perfectly, with a couple of 20s or 30s on top... and isn't too heavy to lug around... https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/135984/20200112_101617_jpg-1231226.JPG View Quote |
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Surplus 25mm Plastic Ammo Can *Sportsmans Guide Linky*
I use these for pretty much everything. Ammo storage, mags, etc. |
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I just use one of those black bins with the yellow lid from Lowes or Costco. I can fit about 100 of them in one.
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Quoted: I keep the loaded mags in a shallow "ammo crate"... It will hold 13 mags perfectly, with a couple of 20s or 30s on top... and isn't too heavy to lug around... https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/135984/20200112_101617_jpg-1231226.JPG Im thinking about grabbing one of the deep ammo crates and load up a few more... Not sure how many AK mags will fit, but I can fit 42 AR Pmags in one. Would be heavy, but at the same time, would be nice to have more loaded AK mags at the ready. For comparison, here's the deep and shallow... https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/135984/20200112_101808_jpg-1231232.JPG Empty mags get tossed in an old artillery ammo crate... https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/135984/20200112_101732_jpg-1231233.JPG Years ago, I kept them all in 4mag German and Romanian mag pouches... tossed in a big Rubbermaid tote... Until I pulled out a pouch and some the mags were rusty. View Quote Which model ammo crate is the one you have the AK mags in? I like that. |
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@HKD126 |
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[#36]
Search for surplus mag carriers being cleared out. I think a bunch of east german are what I last bought for a few bucks a pop. Some will have shoulder straps and some are for going on a belt. Cheap surplus belts are not hard to find.
All my ak stuff is steel 7.62x39 other than some very very few plastic ones I may recall buying but have no clue what they are. I also got some drums. Find some drum holders or something similar for them. If you go to a nice range with concrete walkouts where you can roll a big ol gun case and other stuff out, great. If you go shoot at a farm and carry a rifle out then having a mag holder or two on your shoulder makes life really simple. |
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[#40]
I have 2 steamer trunks stuffed with rifle mags. About $100 ea.
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[#41]
I use some surplus ammo cans I picked at a yard sale. About 4 times the size of a 50 cal can.
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[#43]
x2 20mm steel ammo cans. 30 Euro 30s and 2 75rnd drums in each
I keep 8 loaded 30s in a SAW ammo can |
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