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Posted: 11/24/2005 1:40:45 PM EDT
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This thread is in response to several members curious as to the different ways to STUFF certain types of ammunition in standard size 50Cal ammo cans. Don't forget your dessicant packs.......... My way is not the only way. By all means if you can add to the info on this thread. Post your pics and ideas freely. Q3131A 5.56MM 1000RDS per can (50) 20rd Boxes. 1st Level  2nd Level  XM193 5.56MM 900rds per can (39) 20rd Boxes (12) 10rd stripper clips 1st Level  2nd Level  Q3131 5.56MM 800rds per can (40) 20rd Boxes BSTOCK has stated that you can put it on stripper clips and it will still fit in the original box. 1st Level  2nd Level  USA223R1VP .223 Cal 1080rds per can (27) 40rd Boxes WWB (Winchester White Box Value Packs) 1st Level  2nd Level  I would have fixed up a Wolf ammo can but I didn't want to get this thread locked.  |
Here's where I get mine linky |
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I buy mine at the boating stores. They are a little large, about the same size a the Cheaper than Dirt link. Big is good. BTW I think it would be cheaper to buy new ones than To recharge: From CTD. "Put pack in 250-degree conventional oven overnight. Can be recharged this way many times. It will be hot when you remove it from the oven! Do NOT put in microwave or throw in campfire!" Cost more for fuel than their worth unless you really do volume. |
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Here are some more ammo storage options: [feel free to hijack these images and mirror them elsewhere if this thread gets tacked] FOR 20 and 50 ROUND commercial BOXES such as Black hills. Natec PCA used for deminstration. 8-50 round boxes fit [400 rounds], or 2x20 rounders in the place of a 50. 4 commercial boxes will then fit flat on top.   Tall 50 cal cans can hold 720 rounds of surplus .308 [SA, SB, etc.] or 1080 of the 30 round 5.56 boxes, both with plenty of room for dessicant or magazines.   Standard 50 cal cans can hold 1700 rounds of GECO or similarly packaged 9mm  Top layer:  Bottom layer:  Tall 50 cal cans can hold 1120 rounds of bandoleered [7 pocket] .223 with plenty of extra room for a 3-4 single boxes or a couple of mags plus dessicant:   Tall 50 cal cans can hold 1440 rounds of Q3131A with the first 2 layers stacked like this:  and the last layer with room for dessicant and the last 8 boxes [could be 10 boxes, with smaller dessicant, for 1480 rounds total]  |
I can confirm this-I just put 120 rounds of Q3131 on clips last night. The clips fit into the inner boxes (with the cartridge separating cardboards removed, of course) one up the other down, and the inner box slips neatly back into the outer box. (It's all the Q3131 I had at the moment, (one bandoleer-worth) so I figured I'd try it out. It worked great.) |
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For those in search of dessicant, I purchase them from ULINE in bulk for much less than buying them at a retail outlet or the military surplus places. These are new and the cheapest come in a 5 gallon pail (PLENTY for MOST people). See link: http://www.uline.com/Browse_Listing_1006.asp?desc=Tyvek%26reg%3B+Bag+Clay+Desiccants This is what I use to seal up containers of ammo. $55 for 150 bags is NOT bad at all for the size and protect 1.67 cu feet. Hope that helps! |
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