boxed 7.62x54R in .50 cal ammo can?

[matt167]

I know how many 7.62x39 rounds fit boxed in a .30 cal can, but how many boxed 7.62x54R fill a .50 cal? I'm looking to fill a can, and need to know how much to order ( I have more than enough now, but never enough ).. I'd rather have more cans boxed and packed neatly than loose rounds

[SA1911a1]

Mine is still confined to the cases and cans that they came in, so I have no idea. If I had to guess, I would start with a dozen boxes of 20.

[matt167]

Turns out I had enough boxed ammo to re organize one can into 7.62x54R and the answer is 13 boxes of 20, with room for 2 long boxes of 100 rounds of .22LR just because.. I still have a lot of Russian surplus, but the individual packs from the spam cans are neatly packed into .30 cal cans, as that is what I bought at the time

[Junk Yard Dog]

That entirely depends on the size of packaging that the ammo you buy uses, they are all different. I know that the Czech silvertip in the blue green 20 round box's is the same size Uncle Sam would pack US M2 ball in . When I busted open another case of Czech 780 rounds I would pack a regular .50 size can with 400 rounds worth. That's how Uncle packed the cans when using the 20 round box's, 400 rounds of .30-06 per can in 20 box's.

[matt167]

That is what I just discovered. Currently All of my boxed commercial 7.62x54R ammo is in long thin boxes ( Tula, Red Army Standard and some PPU ), all the same size, but it does waste a lot of space in the can.. I JUST discovered that the Wolf brand, appears to have a package the same size as the Russian surplus I have, and if that is the case, then it will pack neatly into either a .50 cal or .30 cal can.

[ffuries]

Turns out I had enough boxed ammo to re organize one can into 7.62x54R and the answer is 13 boxes of 20, with room for 2 long boxes of 100 rounds of .22LR just because.. I still have a lot of Russian surplus, but the individual packs from the spam cans are neatly packed into .30 cal cans, as that is what I bought at the time

Guess Steve was thinking Baker's Dozen.....

[ffuries]

Mine is still confined to the cases and cans that they came in, so I have no idea. If I had to guess, I would start with a dozen boxes of 20.

Close, it appears you left off one word Steve "Baker's" he got 13 in.......

[matt167]

Mine is still confined to the cases and cans that they came in, so I have no idea. If I had to guess, I would start with a dozen boxes of 20.

Close, it appears you left off one word Steve "Baker's" he got 13 in.......

Yup.. when I asked the question I had not yet inventoried how much I actually had, and was able to organize most of what I had into a can.. Dozen was closer than my guess because I really was drawing a blank lol.. But really I don't like the way they pack. Lots of wasted space and they fit loose. Putting 200 rounds of .22LR in with 7.62x54R seems silly, but I had to fill the gap

I think the Wolf packages will fill a can better. vs

[matt167]

Ok so JYD was spot on.. Wolf Military Classic for sure, is packaged exactly like the Russian surplus stuff, and exactly like Uncle Sam packaged M2 ball.. There is a stapled paper package inside the box. This will pack in either a .30 cal or a .50 cal can

[steelbuttplate]

I was thing 480 in those small square pacs, first time I filled one I counted. You could compare the can size to a spam can and maybe get a conception of what they hold.

[matt167]

I'd have to open the box and count, as I now put all the Wolf and surplus into one .50 cal can, but either one fits 2 levels of the packages standing straight up, perfectly. I forget how many is in the level, but 12 per level sounds right and 24 boxes would be 480 so that seems right