Ammo Storage (original boxes)

[Onward Allusion]

I typically stack no more than 3 boxes of ammo per stack on the shelf. Would stacking more than this cause bullet set-back on cartridges at the bottom of the stack?

What about stacking ammo boxes on its side? That would definitely prevent set-back, but would there be any other issues?

 

[Armor Snail]

Ammo shipped from the factory in pallets (100krds) are stacked. They are stacked at the stores too. I don't think they would be an issue personally.
I've never heard of setback caused from that. Now repeated chambering of the same round is another ball of wax.

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[pockets]

Before they reach you......said boxes are stacked 3 feet high on pallets, pallets stacked on top of each other, loaded into semi-trailers, bounced around for hundreds of miles (or shipped across the ocean in big containers), run around on forklifts, banged into everything imaginable, thrown from the pallet stack into a shopping cart, wheeled to the display area, then put on the shelf.

If you are worried about them sitting motionless while stacked 3-high......you are too late.

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[Onward Allusion]

Ya know, I now remember seeing the ammo on pallets. Yup, they were stacked 3 to 4 feet high. Nevermind...senior moment.........

 

[22-rimfire]

I stack mine based on how many boxes I have of a particular caliber and how much room/height I have available to me while taking into consideration weight. I typically stack 22LR, 10-high. It makes counting easier if I ever feel like counting.

Short of placing the loaded cartridges in plastic boxes or inside metal ammunition boxes, I doubt you can provide much better protection.