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Posted: 8/22/2006 7:01:39 PM EDT
| how do you store your magazines in mil spec bags, in your safe in ammo cans what is the best way |
Would you happen to have a link to that 12 mag shoulder bag you are speaking of? |
It's from ACE Case.com and is called the Six Pack #99, it comes in black and OD and goes for $16. It is made really well. I have had mine for a few months and it is holding up great plus I received very good service from the company ACE Case Just scroll down until you see it |
Holy crap! I'm going down to the garage to cut up some carboard USPS Priority Mail boxes right now. I hate having my mags rattle around in my ammo can when I'm driving around going to the range. Cardboard is ingenius!  The sad thing... I'm serious. I really am going to cut up boxes to use in my AR mag ammo can.  ETA: I just finished custom-fitting the carboard pieces to my 50-cal ammo can (not a fat 50), and I can fit 14 mags in there tightly (no rattle) in the back 3/4 of the can on their sides in 2 stacks of 7 with a cardboard all around the inside and on the bottom of the can and a piece of cardboard in front of them to hold them tightly. That leaves me enough room in the front 1/4 section to lean one more mag in with a ziploc bag of my loose ammo to pack it tightly. Luckily, I only have 15 mags right now. I have a line on about 12 other used 30-rounders, so I guess I'll need to fit the next .50 for more cardboard. Thanks for the neat tip! It wasn't that obvious to some of us. There's always a low end on the learning curve, you know. 
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engineer, honestly, the cardboard idea wasn't even mine, I basically copied the same exact setup from another member here (credit given to that member) -400 rds of 5.56 ammo on stripper clips in front -box of 50rds of 9mm HP in between stacks -14 mags in the middle (he had is mags loaded) -2 boxes of 20rds of 9mm HP ammo & 6 BHP mags in the rear -cardboard cut up surrounding and dividing everything A96 honda, the spoon was taken out for the picture, I haven't figured out away yet to stop it from dropping into the whole in front of the 9mm ammo box |
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Guys, you don't how it warms my little pea picken heart to know there are folks like you guys that are ready for ANYTHING ! ! ! ! Those pics made my day. BTW 20MM cans work well too. 25MM cans get a bit hefty but one must be practical when one is a member of NRA and presented with such. Note: NRA means NEVER REFUSE ANYTHING. This is a step up from scrounger emeritus. I have a detective buddy who when he leaves home on vacation carries 1500 rounds in mags with him as a "Getting home aid." should SHTF while he is away. I know several other cops that are sitting on between 5K and 10K for the "fun of it". |
Surely if were 1" shorter you would never get them out? 
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Thanks!  I ordered 2Ace Case has good stuff. I have ordered from them before. |
EXACTLY how mine are kept.....these 24 30rdrs. are loaded with m855 at all times sealed and never touched......unless there is a scenario of such SHTFness. 
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No, there's almost a 2" clearance from the top. |
I find that the orange dry boxes from Wal-Mart work the best for storing my mags. I tried GI cans and just didn't work the way I wanted. In the wal-mart cans, I can put 28 thirty round mags loaded in each. And another plus is that the cans won't rust out over time.  
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How about a 30-cal can? I just put 7 30-rd mags in one of mine on their sides in a single stack and had a small area in the front large enough to put in a couple of 20-rd boxes of ammo. If you want to store more than 7 and less than 14, maybe there's a different-size ammo can for you. Check out your local Army/Navy surplus store. |
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So, I have a bunch of mags loaded and in pouches or bandoleers. Also a bunch of ammo in stripper clips in bandoleers in ammo cans. But I gotta' ask. How many mags would you/should you have loaded? I mean, if you have hundreds? I kinda' went on a binge way back when. |
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How many can you carry if you have to bug out? Or, how many do you foresee using up if zombies are swarming your house before you can get to a secure location w/more ammo to reload the mags you used? ETA: that sounded crazy, but you know what I mean - how many can you see yourself using in the event you need them? |
"Should" ? "Should" ? I see it as a balnce between how many you would normally carry, combined with how many you regularly use. I keep 24 loaded in a SAW can because that is what I take to the range or a class. Plus 12 loaded in a vest, plus 4 loaded in a drop leg.... which I use in 3gun, etc. The rest, stay empty. I dont have delusions of needing 100 loaded mags for defending my home. |
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