Bulk ammo storage

Bkloes · Post by **Bkloes** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 2:29 pm

Once you open the spam can, how do you store your bulk ammo? I am getting a collection with my SKS ammo and now the Mosin. Is it important to keep it sealed as best as possible if you are not going through it fast?

desdem12 · Post by **desdem12** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 2:33 pm

I have a few u.s. ammo cans that i use for ammo. They are cheap and have a good seal and easy to open and carry too.

dou44 · Post by **dou44** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 2:40 pm

i keep mine in the ammo cans also unless i am shooting alot of it then i just put it in a box so i can take out what i need.

etprescottazusa91 · Post by **etprescottazusa91** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 2:43 pm

Ammo cans are the best cheap way, offer some fire protection and moisture protection as well.

Post by **Junk Yard Dog** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:35 pm

A smart man uses a .50 USGI ammo can, it will hold the 440 rounds from the spam can and seal up airtight when not in use. You can also split it up into two .30 UDGI ammo cans and make it easier to lug around. If you are not smart you can pack 20mm ammo cans with 2700 rounds of ammo each and then need a forklift to move it after blowing out your back trying to move them yourself. Just trust me on that last one .

swoop85 · Post by **swoop85** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:53 pm

++++ on the ammo cans both .30 and .50 caliber. hahaha JYD I did that (20 mm ammo can) and filled with 8mm.... then discovered I could hardly move it ... had to empty into .50 cal ammo cans....

Bkloes · Post by **Bkloes** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:55 pm

I will need to pick up some of those cans....I bought 1260 rounds for my SKS....Currently they're left in the boxes in the wood crate, not really moisture proof. I will open a spam can of 7.62x54 once those show up. I can believe you on the 2700 rounds......my crate of SKS ammo weighed something like 80 lbs, thought it was only 40 lbs at first. I was packing it around the house, thinking I had become a whimp

The Mosin ammo being bigger and more than 2x as many....would equal 200lbs or so

Eljay · Post by **Eljay** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 4:44 pm

In the wood isn't so bad - it lifts the can off of any concrete floor which is the thing that will really kill you. Then just open the spam cans as you need them, and I've got mine in a pair of 30 cal USGI cans which is really plenty to be lugging around.

Post by **Rongo** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 4:58 pm

Start saving the silica desiccant packets you get in retail packaging like shoes, clothes & such. Put them in the ammo can to help absorb moisture.

dou44 · Post by **dou44** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:54 pm

most of my 8mm ammo the rest is in the closets

desdem12 · Post by **desdem12** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:56 pm

You and weldon hunter have the market cornered.

Jolly Green Chopper · Post by **Jolly Green Chopper** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 6:03 pm

I buy the .50 cal. at gun shows sometimes for $8.00 in good shape they were going for $10.00 at the last one and the seller told me the suppliers are going from metal to plastic but I did not see any. I have 10 .50's for loose ammo and leave the rest in the crates. Seal a Meal plastic food bags are useful for a lot of reasons also.

Post by **Rongo** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 4:43 am

20mm cans are plentiful right now... They are very large & quite heavy when full; But they go for around $20 here & provide a lot of storage space for little money.

Post by **Junk Yard Dog** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 5:26 am

Lets hope they are plentiful at the flea markets around here this summer, I need a few more. It was the Turk 8mm that I long term stashed in the 20mm cans, thought I had a plan until I went to move them

I had to unload the cans, move them to were I wanted to stash them, and reload them all up again.

BostonMike · Post by **BostonMike** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:38 am

30 cal ammo cans here at local surplus stores, although my supply of 7.62x54r is getting so big I should get a 50cal can now

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Post by **Junk Yard Dog** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:48 am

More ammo is a good thing

Post by **Rongo** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 10:57 am

Junk Yard Dog wrote:Lets hope they are plentiful at the flea markets around here this summer, I need a few more. It was the Turk 8mm that I long term stashed in the 20mm cans, thought I had a plan until I went to move them I had to unload the cans, move them to were I wanted to stash them, and reload them all up again.

The downside of 20mm cans. Put them where you want them, fill them & leave them.

Post by **Rongo** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 10:59 am

A pointer if you start getting a lot of ammo in lot's of cans... Label the cans contents.

Post by **Junk Yard Dog** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 4:07 pm

Always, otherwise I would go crazy with 50+ unmarked .50 cans and another 20 or so .30 ones, plus all the oddball ones like the fat fifties, Navy rocket boxes and so on.

swoop85 · Post by **swoop85** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:04 pm

Dou44... what was the big box that you are storing ammo in originally for? What era is it? Thanks

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