Magazine storage / organization?

personally never felt the need to keep mags in a safe. have a rolling storage unit in a closet which serves as a repository for them. we have no children around but even if you do have they can't really get in much trouble with them..........they are not firearms after all.

I use these storage drawers. They fit nicely on the shelves at the top of my closet.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sterilite-3-Drawer-Organizer-White/15442451

I use MTM Case-Gard ammo cans.

I have some of these https://www.mtmcase-gard.com/products/shooting/ammo-storage.php

These https://www.mtmcase-gard.com/products/shooting/30-cal-ammo-can.php

and these https://www.mtmcase-gard.com/products/shooting/50-cal-ammo-can.php

File cabinet drawer .

I've got an old plastic hard cover brief case from some long forgotten item. I throw them all in there.

I use 1 drawer per gun and label that drawer. It avoids the confusion you ran into.

Small Plano ammo cans from Walmart.

I stuff 'em in boxes ....

In a cardboard box in a closet is just fine.

I use tackle organizers/trays with lids like these:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/ProLatch-3600-size-w-adj-Divs/35848208

They come in many different sizes. I don't have a ton of mags, so I use one tray per gun. I can double up some mags per compartment depending on the size of the mags. Then just stack in the closet.

Mine is a parts organizer, I think from Home Depot. I threw away the lid. Here's one of them.

I have a soft-sided pistol case for each of my pistols. I like the Walmart Fieldline Tactical cases. They can hold two pistols, have a large exterior pocket, and interior pouches for 8-10 mags. I also have smaller cases that are better for single stack pistols and revolvers.

Anyways, I buy the small plastic colored Harbor Freight dog tags, label each tag with the gun’s name (SW Shield, 92FS, etc) , and attach it to one of the plastic D rings on every case. I then keep the gun in my safe and all of its accessories (magazines, extra barrels, etc) in its case. I store the cases in a plastic storage bin.

Whenever I want to shoot, I grab my pistol from the safe, it’s case from the storage bin, and I’m all set with the exception of ammo, hearing protection, etc. It also helps because I don’t have to determine whether the magazine I pulled from my safe is for my 92FS, P226, etc. I just have to match the case and pistol. This works for me. If you only have 1-3 mags per gun, there might be better solutions. However, most of my pistols have between 3-15 mags.

I use a plastic box from Wallyworld with a snap-on lid. It's cheap, handy, and keeps out the dust. One thing that is plentiful around here is dust.

That's an excellent question! This problem had crept up on me--somewhat unnoticed-- like our younger cat gradually sneaking towards the older cat.

Will buy another plastic divider/organizer box at Loew's to keep extra mags in one place.
Alfsauve's solution is perfect for some of us. Why have about sixteen mags somewhat scattered between the top of a closet and the safe?

CZ PCR, Sig P6, (a pair) P228, .380 Russian Makarov.

Texas10mm said:

Small Plano ammo cans from Walmart.

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or harbor freight $3 with a coupon, periodically.

All of my range bags have pockets into which magazines are kept. This prevents getting to the range without a suitable magazine.

This is probably not the answer the OP is looking for, but its what's happening here.

Somebody here posted a deal where he installed an over-the-door organizer with shoe pockets on the back of the door of the safe. Seems like that might do ya.

ETA: here is the thread. https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/if-it-looks-stupid-but-it-works.843226/

It's even worse in the shed. I gave up on organizing stuff like this a long time ago. I just dump them on the floor, get what I need, load for the range at home, then scoop up the rest and put them back in the rubber maid. Yes, there's more elsewhere.

>>I use these storage drawers. They fit nicely on the shelves at the top of my closet.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sterilite-3-Drawer-Organizer-White/15442451<<

These are exactly the ones I use. I use a Brother label maker to identify each drawer. Works pretty slick.