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You do realize that there's no answer to your question since it could 1 round of .223+X rounds of 9mm+Y rounds of .45 as easily as X rounds of .223+ 1 round of 9mm+Y rounds of .45.
Then there's the tall 50 cal can variable.
On the other hand if you're asking about how much of each can you put in a can full of one type, I'll have to look when I get home. Mine are in boxes though.
Linked Ma Deuce stuff, 105 rounds in a can. Two cans for each of the four magazines on an M-16 halftrack; 840, total. Max tuning on each gun, 600 rounds/minute, but usually down around 500. Fire an upper and a lower in "fire a burst of six" mode, so the ammo handlers can keep up.
I have .223 in bags of 50 an some in bags of 100....I have just under 900 rds. in a can with room for a little more, some of my .50 cal. cans are marked for 5.56, 840 rds. those would be boxed an probably in bandalers......Handy aren't they!
Well, I can fit 1,042 rounds of .45ACP in a standard .50 ammo can. Staggered rounds of 230 gr RNL plus an MTM box of 50 FMJ 230 gr. It packs tight and it's HEAVY.
It's actually interesting how .45ACP, even in its cardboard boxes (the kind with a plastic tray...I think there's about 500 rounds in there) is HEAVY, but 1000 rds of .223 isn't bad at all. I have another box with about 250 rounds of 12 ga. 10 pellet 00 buck, which isn't nearly as heavy as you'd expect-there's a lot of empty space, plastic, and powder taking up all the room. I suppose the same goes for the rifle ammo.....more powder pushing less lead=lighter tactical wheelbarrow of ammo.
Kinda adds to the old .45 ACP "slow & heavy" thing
As already noted, a full 50 cal can is heavy. I use 50 cal cans for STORING ammo and 30 cal cans for CARRYING ammo. I just transfer the rounds as needed. I typically have a 30 cal can of each caliber that I regularly shoot "at the ready".
I find that a couple of 30 cal cans is usually sufficient for a range trip - the only exception is when my youngest son is "helping" me shoot. Our last trip to the range included 120 rounds of .30-06, 80 rounds of 7.62 TOK, 150 rounds of .357 Mag and 500 rounds of .22LR - all fit nicely into two 30 cal cans, (with magazines) and nobody got a hernia.
I have 1,000 rounds of .40 cal in 50 round boxes in each of my 50 Cal cans. I have found that the surplus cans with desiccant and humidity indicators is the way to go for storage. I have thirty 50 cal cans full for what if the SHTF and two 30 cal cans for range use. I have at least 1,000 rounds for each of my guns to include shotguns.
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