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Posted: 1/4/2020 1:29:59 PM EDT
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Generally boxed, if the boxes are conducive to efficient storage.
Loose 5.56 & .300 BLK is put on stripper clips and stacked in the can. 9mm is generally stored in boxes. Desiccant in all cans. |
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Posted: 1/4/2020 1:33:34 PM EDT
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In boxes. Dehumidifier in the storage room.
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Posted: 1/4/2020 1:41:04 PM EDT
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Curious on how people store their ammo. Or recommendations. M2A2 can with ammo left in the box or loose? Desiccant bag to help keep it dry (humid here in the south) or? Have both .223 and 9mm no boxes, they waste room and can cause corrosion. no desiccant needed stack round in 50/30 cans if your tite on room 
1200 556 or 2200 9mm loose in a 50 can. If you stack the 556/762 you can get 1400/840 |
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Posted: 1/4/2020 1:42:37 PM EDT
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In sealed cans, in boxes, with dessicant
If you leave your ammo in boxes, you get the following advantages: A. You can identify what you have B. You knowexactly how much you have C. Its easy to handle.. grab a box instead handfuls D. Its easy to sell, barter, trade.. its packaged and "new" |
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Posted: 1/4/2020 1:54:01 PM EDT
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Reloads, loose. If I buy it in boxes it’s generally stored in those boxes. 30 and 50 cal ammo cans depending on caliber and the volume of ammo I have.
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Posted: 1/4/2020 2:12:09 PM EDT
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If it is in wooden cases or tin, that is the way it stays. Reloads are stored on stripper clips inside of .30 -.50 or 40mm ammo cans with desiccant. Factory ammo is stored in the same mentioned ammo cans in the original boxes with desiccant. Over the years I have bought many pallet loads of military ammo cans & have plenty to store ammo, parts & to sell to friends.
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Posted: 1/4/2020 4:21:30 PM EDT
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In magazines that are in turn in magazine wells or ammo cans. Sealed factory cases stay as-is and get socked away.
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Posted: 1/4/2020 5:15:42 PM EDT
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Well Mr ATF, the only weapon I own is a single shot .22 for home protection. I keep that in a locked safe in the basement. I own one round for it (who needs more?), which I keep in a safety deposit box at the bank.
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Posted: 1/4/2020 5:29:22 PM EDT
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I have a can of boxes, a can of lose and a can with rounds loaded in magazines for my 5.56. Other calibers are generally boxed in cans sorted by caliber. All cans have desiccant but the humidity in the basement is rarely over 30%
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Posted: 1/4/2020 5:36:00 PM EDT
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If I hadn't lost it all in that boating accident
 i'd have it boxed and loose in cans with desiccant because it's cheaper to play it safe.
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Posted: 1/4/2020 5:36:01 PM EDT
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clipped, boxxed, or loose however it comes just toss it in a can with desiccant.
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Posted: 1/4/2020 5:49:14 PM EDT
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For 556, they r on stripper clips. Rest of the ammo is loose unless they are in the 100 round plastic ammo containers.
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Posted: 1/4/2020 5:55:59 PM EDT
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Why do some of you store a lot of ammo in magazines? It increases the amount of magazines you need to own, and IMO you don't need many full magazines to grab-and-go for zombies in the neighborhood. I use ammo cans that seal well and keep the ammo in whatever box or bandoleer it came in. Basement storage, dehumidifier.
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Posted: 1/4/2020 6:09:51 PM EDT
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Why do some of you store a lot of ammo in magazines? It increases the amount of magazines you need to own, and IMO you don't need many full magazines to grab-and-go for zombies in the neighborhood. I use ammo cans that seal well and keep the ammo in whatever box or bandoleer it came in. Basement storage, dehumidifier. |
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Posted: 1/4/2020 6:13:25 PM EDT
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5.56 on stripper clips in marked ammo cans equipped with vci emitters.
 Attached FilePistol ammo boxed in ammo cans each with an emitter. |
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Posted: 1/4/2020 6:19:43 PM EDT
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Curious on how people store their ammo. Or recommendations. M2A2 can with ammo left in the box or loose? Desiccant bag to help keep it dry (humid here in the south) or? Have both .223 and 9mm Ammo cans, boxes, cases. Never had any go bad. |
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Posted: 1/4/2020 6:21:54 PM EDT
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It's not just about having enough mags to carry and fight with, but enough to replace said fighting mags as they fail and shit happens to them over time, enough mags to swap out when you don't have time to sit down and load the empties, enough to use as gifts, enough to share with family/friends that can't get them, enough to barter/sell when they're rare or outlawed, etc. Many reasons to own more mags than you need to grab-and-go, across many different lines of thinking ahead. Stockpiling ammo without magazines is like routinely changing your oil filter but never your fuel filter; it's a step in the right direction, but an incomplete thought. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Why do some of you store a lot of ammo in magazines? It increases the amount of magazines you need to own, and IMO you don't need many full magazines to grab-and-go for zombies in the neighborhood. I use ammo cans that seal well and keep the ammo in whatever box or bandoleer it came in. Basement storage, dehumidifier. |
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Posted: 1/4/2020 6:47:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I know the purpose for owning a bunch of mags. I have many. I don't understand loading all of them (hundreds) with ammo like I have seen posted on this site at times. |
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Posted: 1/4/2020 9:28:23 PM EDT
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An empty magazine can't do anything useful except maybe hold a bolt open. Load them because at least then they CAN do something, even if the chances are remote you'll need to ask them to. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: I know the purpose for owning a bunch of mags. I have many. I don't understand loading all of them (hundreds) with ammo like I have seen posted on this site at times. |
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Posted: 1/4/2020 9:39:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My question is why load hundreds as a means of storage? |
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Posted: 1/4/2020 11:02:46 PM EDT
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Because it's a good way to store both ammo and mags simultaneously, in a ready-to-go format. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: My question is why load hundreds as a means of storage? |
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Posted: 1/4/2020 11:12:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 5000 rounds would be 167 magazines loaded and stored indefinitely. Perhaps store enough loaded mags to load a vest if ready-to-go is the thing. But for bulk storage, I’m not seeing it for my purposes. |
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Posted: 1/8/2020 9:59:16 AM EDT
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For 223/556 dont store all my ammo in mags but I store all my mags full but a couple range mags. The rest in stripper clips. All in ammo cans.
Other ammo in boxes. |
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Posted: 1/8/2020 11:26:11 AM EDT
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I ran out of boxes. Now I have 4 crates of 4 ammo cans full. Damn sale on ammo cans made me do it.
I probably never should have started with boxes, but they are convenient to throw in the range bag.. |
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Posted: 1/8/2020 11:34:25 AM EDT
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Generally boxed, if the boxes are conducive to efficient storage. Loose 5.56 & .300 BLK is put on stripper clips and stacked in the can. 9mm is generally stored in boxes. Desiccant in all cans. FWIW... this gizmo works pretty good at easing stripper clip loading... http://www.uniquetek.com/product/T1701 |
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Posted: 1/8/2020 12:11:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: @Eagle_19er FWIW... this gizmo works pretty good at easing stripper clip loading... http://www.uniquetek.com/product/T1701 |
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Posted: 1/10/2020 1:55:31 PM EDT
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5000 rounds would be 167 magazines loaded and stored indefinitely. Perhaps store enough loaded mags to load a vest if ready-to-go is the thing. But for bulk storage, I’m not seeing it for my purposes. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Quoted: My question is why load hundreds as a means of storage? |
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Posted: 1/31/2020 1:36:09 PM EDT
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I always thought one of these would be a good way to store ammo... It adds a whole new meaning to two-boxes-per-gun.
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