Ammo cans at Tractor Supply

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That's a good price. I have observed that greedy merchants selling beat up surplus ammo cans have dropped prices, by as much as half, and I believe it might be due to Walmart.

You can go to Walmart, in the Sporting Goods section, and find these new, Chinese made "Stout Stuff Metal Ammo Cans" for $13.00!

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Stout-Stuff-Metal-Ammo-Box/181890587

I did not see a reason to buy a used GI ammo can for $20.00 or even $15.00 when I can buy a new one, probably from the same manufacturer, for $13.00.
 
I saw that sale was coming up last week then forgot. Thanks for the reminder
 
Slamfire said:
That's a good price. I have observed that greedy merchants selling beat up surplus ammo cans have dropped prices, by as much as half, and I believe it might be due to Walmart.

You can go to Walmart, in the Sporting Goods section, and find these new, Chinese made "Stout Stuff Metal Ammo Cans" for $13.00!

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Stout-Stuff-Metal-Ammo-Box/181890587

I did not see a reason to buy a used GI ammo can for $20.00 or even $15.00 when I can buy a new one, probably from the same manufacturer, for $13.00.
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Where a reviewer said: "This is almost an exact copy of the surplus GI .50 cal. can" :rofl:
I've seen a 2 pack at Cosco too...from China
:D
 
I don't get the inflated price for used GI cans other than we buy them. It hasn't been all that long ago that I was getting .30 cal cans for 2 for $5 at gun shows. I have several with the price tag still on them.
 
Yea, I don't understand the inflated prices either. So when I got the flyer from TS, I went by to look at them. They aren't GI surplus, but they looked good to me. I bought 2.
 
The 50 cal cans are too heavy to for me deal with when filled with my bulk reloads, although they work well for most factory packaged ammo which is usually arranged less densely in trays of some kind.

I much prefer the 30 cal cans as I can easily get 800 .45ACP, or 1000 .40S&W, or 1200 9mm rounds in one and still be able to pick them up and move them around without risking my back.

I could use some more 30 cal cans, but TSC is too far for me to drive for just a few ammo cans, but I's want the 30 cal cans, not the fifties. I still have a fair number of the 50 cal cans from when I was young and the weight wasn't a problem (damn that herniated disk!). Mostly I store boxed factory ammo in them now.
 
Tractor supply / harbor freight / northern tool

I may go into these places to buy one thing......but an hour later I have a shopping cart full of cheap Chinese crap
 
Exactly what I was thinking. I have bought just enough cheap Chinese junk to finally learn my lesson. You can get better stuff dumpster diving..........
 
I like Harbor Freight! Aside from what I needed to get to start with, I always get a free tape measure and the fun of browsing for an hour or so in the air conditioning during the hit summer.
They also had ammo cans for $4, but they were small plastic and not a full 30 cal size. I still bought 2.
 
I bought a couple of the $13 ones at wal-mart a few weeks ago. I am real happy with the quality. I had not heard about the TSC ones till now.
 
FWIW - If you're a bullet caster and make your own 1lb ingots with a Lyman ingot mold, a .30 cal GI ammo can is PERFECT for storing those ingots in! It'll hold 64 of them if you're OCD like me and stack them in there just right. Of course, it'll weigh 65lbs, but who's counting.....

I have 10 of them packed full of ingots, and the shelf they're on isn't real happy about it. They work real good for adding weight to my truck for extra traction when it gets snowy and icy too. Easy in and easy out.

Oh, for storing boxed ammo, I prefer the .50 cans. The best, IMO, are the "fat .50's", the cans made for the M249 SAW ammo. They're just big enough that a standard .50 can will fit inside them. Those are just right to me for storing lots of boxed up reloads. I buy the white ammo boxes from Midway for my reloads, label them and stash away.
 
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Catpop wrote:
I was at TS Tractor Supply last week and bought metal 30 cal ammo cans for $8 and 50 cal for $10.
Just thought I'd let the gang know.
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Thank you.

For my part, I'll stick with the military surplus ones since I know they are made in the United States rather than China.
 
I also prefer the USGI ammo cans and all the cool markings on them. I have even refilled some of them with the correct ammo as described on the outside.:thumbup: That I am not helping China's economy is a bonus at this point.
 
Theisens store in Corralville Ia has 50cal ammo can with 30cal inside it for $20 picked up one set, wishing I would have grabbed another. Cheapest I've seen around here
 
My local store had no idea their 30 caliber ammo boxes were on sale, but the computer system knew!. I bought five of the things and plan to load them up with loose bullets. These cans are identical in construction and are the proper Army green of my surplus military 30 Caliber cans.

hdwhit said:
Thank you.

For my part, I'll stick with the military surplus ones since I know they are made in the United States rather than China.
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How do you know where they are made?, you are just assuming that military equipment is made in the USA. Unless you have the purchase order specifying where surplus cans were made, you don't know where they came from. Might have come from Brazil, Vietnam, for all you know. Ammunition cans are not items that require export or import restrictions due to technology or scientific principles. Therefore,

A Pentagon spokesman tells CBS News by email that the military has a process "to determine where U.S.-sourced components are necessary for security reasons. But where they are not, the U.S. taxpayer expects...cost-effective procurement, including sourcing from foreign companies..."
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/some-us-military-parts-imported-from-china/

Even Combat boots, claimed to be made in the US were in fact, Chinese boots:

Former Wellco Executives Indicted for ‘Made In USA’ Fraud http://soldiersystems.net/2016/09/20/former-wellco-executives-indicted-for-made-in-usa-fraud/

The basic problem is, US companies making basic stuff, like pressed steel containers, nuts and bolts, and now, electronics, can't compete with cheap foreign labor. So when those companies off shore or go out of business, from whom is the Department of Defense buying this stuff domestically?
 
rondog said:
Oh, for storing boxed ammo, I prefer the .50 cans. The best, IMO, are the "fat .50's", the cans made for the M249 SAW ammo. They're just big enough that a standard .50 can will fit inside them. Those are just right to me for storing lots of boxed up reloads. I buy the white ammo boxes from Midway for my reloads, label them and stash away.
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Tractor Supply sells Fat Fifty's as well.....they're $25 each.
 
Slamfire said:
My local store had no idea their 30 caliber ammo boxes were on sale, but the computer system knew!. I bought five of the things and plan to load them up with loose bullets. These cans are identical in construction and are the proper Army green of my surplus military 30 Caliber cans.



How do you know where they are made?, you are just assuming that military equipment is made in the USA. Unless you have the purchase order specifying where surplus cans were made, you don't know where they came from. Might have come from Brazil, Vietnam, for all you know. Ammunition cans are not items that require export or import restrictions due to technology or scientific principles. Therefore,

A Pentagon spokesman tells CBS News by email that the military has a process "to determine where U.S.-sourced components are necessary for security reasons. But where they are not, the U.S. taxpayer expects...cost-effective procurement, including sourcing from foreign companies..."
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/some-us-military-parts-imported-from-china/

Even Combat boots, claimed to be made in the US were in fact, Chinese boots:

Former Wellco Executives Indicted for ‘Made In USA’ Fraud http://soldiersystems.net/2016/09/20/former-wellco-executives-indicted-for-made-in-usa-fraud/

The basic problem is, US companies making basic stuff, like pressed steel containers, nuts and bolts, and now, electronics, can't compete with cheap foreign labor. So when those companies off shore or go out of business, from whom is the Department of Defense buying this stuff domestically?
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My understanding is the US government has to try to source from a US company first however this doesn't mean it has to be US made. It still goes to the cheapest bidder that may just be buying it over seas & selling it to the government.

Same for the government selling. They can't send stuff oversea but they can to a broke that then ships it over.
 
Slamfire said:
That's a good price. I have observed that greedy merchants selling beat up surplus ammo cans have dropped prices, by as much as half, and I believe it might be due to Walmart.

You can go to Walmart, in the Sporting Goods section, and find these new, Chinese made "Stout Stuff Metal Ammo Cans" for $13.00!

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Stout-Stuff-Metal-Ammo-Box/181890587

I did not see a reason to buy a used GI ammo can for $20.00 or even $15.00 when I can buy a new one, probably from the same manufacturer, for $13.00.
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A lot of things produced for the military is like that. You just need to know where to buy it. Skilcraft plastic water cans even say "property of US government" on them. I have 4 purchased direct from LCI. Darn good Jerry can for the money. LCI seems to be an online distributor of some sort.

http://www.buylci.com/ItemDisplayF....er-Can-Desert-Tan--5-gal--5-gal&ItemID=906396

These things retail for $50-60 most places.
 
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