Posted: 6/12/2007 4:59:50 PM EDT
| What's the best way to store large quantities of ammo. I just bought a large amount of Remington 9mm. Do I just leave the ammo in their boxes. Do I buy ammo cans and put the boxes in the cans or take the ammo out of the box and just put the ammo in the ammo cans. |
| Heat, humidity and direct sunlight are the enemies of your ammunition from a storage perspective...consequently, you will do well to store it in such a manner as to minimize all of them. For home storage, I have had very good luck over the years using GI ammo cans and leaving the ammunition in the factory boxes. If I am storing outside the home (garage, etc) I throw in some dessicant packs. |
+1 Buy some .50 cans. You can fit 1400 rounds of 9mm perfectly if they are in 50rd boxes (4 rows of 7 boxes each packed lengthwise). |
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Stuff I plan on holding for a while, in factory boxes, in 50cal cans with dessicant. Stuff I plan on shooting in the next 12mos (Blazer Brass from Walmart, same lot #s) packed loose in 30cal cans. Fits around 1200rds per can. I suppose I could fit more of the long-term storage rounds in each 50cal can if I removed them from their factory boxes... but I had enough cans, so decided to leave them in. I don't think it matters either way. Stacked in my basement, it's not like they'd be constantly jostled around... they probably won't move until I'm ready to use or relocate. |
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I use several methods, pick and choose Bulk, I'm in the habit of loading my mags at home before I go to the range instead of wasting my time loading mags at the range, this makes it easy, just grab and load .jpg) The frugral version of above .jpg) The "reuse those old Fedral American Eagle ammo trays method" .jpg) The Plastic ammo box in an ammo can method .jpg)
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