MTM Caseguard containers
I use the DOD ammo cans too. I found that I can get 1/5 - 1/4 more rds. in each DOD ammo can if the rds. are put into plastic ammo cases first.
A lot of factory fodder comes in boxes that will have styrofoam or plastic trays holding the ammunition, & will take up more space than a plastic case from say... MTM Caseguard, that holds the same number of rds. in a smaller package.
I'll cut the flap off the end of the factory box, & write on the back how much I paid & the date of purchase. I also transfer the batch/lot # if not already printed on it. The bullet information is already on the outside of flap so I save the labels that come w/ the cases for my reloads.
500rds. of 357Sig was all I could fit in a 7.62 ammo can. Switched the rds. to the plastic Caseguard cases & now the same green DOD can will hold 700rds. Easy peasy Japaneesy!
Oh, FWIW.... I store 5K .22lr loose in a DOD ammo can. I know this will sound ANAL to some, but I re-use my yellow plastic Speer bullet cases from reloading (I have a ton!) to hold my .22lr rds. When buying the little 50rd. boxes (remember those?
), I noticed how the factory stacked the rds. up, down, side by side, etc..
1 Speer bullet case will hold 150 rds. of .22lr! Perfect amount of rds. for a day of hunting or plinking & I don't wind up wasting the bullet containers by throwing them away. It's nice to grab 1 or 2 of those than grabbing a handful of loose rimfires & throwing them in a zip-lock bag.
Just a thought...
SR