how do you carry your ammo?

[mr_dove]

Do you carry in a bag/organized boxes/ammo can/other?

I'm especially interested to hear from those who shoot lots because it's not hard to pack up 200 rounds of ammo but those who lug around 1000 rounds may have a more difficult time.

I've seen people who keep their reloads in the organized little boxes and others who dump them in a bag or ammo can.

 

[uglymofo]

Beefy version of Tupperware. The lid is very rigid plastic, though the 'box' is more like Tupperware plastic. Lets me see what's in each box, which is nice when I'm at the range with several different calibers. I'm too cheep to spring for one of those range bags. Sears Craftsman toolbox. Bang it around, drop it, I don't care.

 

[Sport45]

This isn't the brand I use, but I use recycled drywall joint compound buckets. The smaller (about 1 gallon) buckets are heavy-duty, weather-proof, and hold about all I care to lug around.

 

[Johnny Guest]

One bit of trivia - -

- - Which sticks in my mind from thirty-odd years ago: A military ammo can, the ".50 caliber" size, factory packed with 1,000 rounds of .45 ball ammo, 230 gr, weighs 57 pounds. No REAL burden for a healthy individual, I guess. One thing I learned a while back, though, is that carrying heavy weights in the shooting hand stretches out the hand/wrist/arm structures and reduces sensitivity and rapid function. I'm sure those learned in the realms of anatomy and physiology can provide detailed explanations for this effect.

I prefer to carry any such weighty loads, either on my shoulders, or preferably, broken down into smaller increments. Four or five hundred rounds is plenty to carry in one hand, even if it means making another trip from the parking lot to the range.

Best,
Johnny

 

[Jeeper]

I have always and will always be a "box" man. (Get your minds out of the gutter) I do this because it allows me to check that all the primers are fully inserted. It also allows me to check that there arent any rounds that are longer. I know that it is a pain to box everything but it is well worth it. I cant tell you how many times I have seen someone have a dud at a USPSA match from high primers. Almost every person had there ammo in some sort of bag or other container. I shoot between 300 and 1,000 rounds per week and I still think it is worth the extra time.

 

[tc300mag1]

I pack um in the Boxs 50-100 then put them in a ammo can.. nwo if going up north for say a week they go in a large cardboard box since there will be a ton of ammo going on the trip with a bunch of guns

 

[kimbernut]

Ammo carry

So far 50 and 100 ct. MTM boxes loaded into a 12"x12"x 30" range bag along with all the other range items necessary(sound attenuation.shooting glasses , Past pad ,stapler/staples,etc.) Generally have ammo for 4 different handguns and 2-3 different rifles at any given time in the range bag-approx. 70 lbs. Thank goodness for the shoulder strap. Have been contemplating lightening the load recently and have all but followed through with tc300mag1's idea of MTM boxes in the GI .50 cal cans marked accordingly for the caliber enclosed in the can.Sounds like a great idea to me.

 

[esheato]

For me, it depends on my destination.

When I'm heading to the range to practice, I just dump a couple hundred rounds (usually .45 ACP...they're not gauged or checked. I just crank them out on the 650 and toss them into a bag) into the Dillon Border Shift bag. I've had at least 800 rounds in there at a time, and while heavy, the bag holds up to the weight. When you're done shooting, you can close off the one side, open up the other and fill it with your brass. The two sides equalize and the bag stays the same size. Works real well.

For match shooting, I'm a box man also. The square transparent 100 round boxes are what I use. All that ammo is gauged checked and double checked.

Ed

 

[Murphster]

I confess. I'm an "organized little boxes" person. The plastic boxes are fairly inexpensive from Midway. Aside from being a member of I-Put-Darn-Near-Everything-In-Plastic-Boxes Anonymous, I just like keeping my ammo secure. The thought keeping them in a bucket or pile means that eventually there'll be the edge of one cartridge resting on the primer of another. I've seen some detonations at ranges as a result of dropping a cartridge into a pile of other cartridges. Not deadly but will put an ouchy on you when they blow. Probably would never happen by jostling loose cartridges in a container but I lean toward the overly-cautious.

 

[jaysouth]

When my Dillon runs dry on primers, I take whatever is in the loaded round bin and dump them in a one quart plastic zip lock bag. If the load varies in any way from my standard load, I write the load info on the bag with a sharpie marker. If the loads are my standard loads, I merely write the date on the bag.

On a good day, I get 100 rounds per bag.

When I get ready to go to the range, I throw as many bags in my range bags as I feel like, toting/shooting/picking up brass for, that day.

 

[Guy B. Meredith]

I have a couple dozen of the plastic devices used for commercial ammo, 50 rounds per. These are then carried in a standard olive drab clamp close ammo can. Carries about 800 rounds of .38 spl.; could get another 200 or so in the box if I didn't use the trays but that could be too much.

 

[Eskimo Jim]

I bought quite a few of those plastic boxes that puts each round into its own little slot.

I don't keep much loaded ammuntion around. I reload the ammuntion and when the collection bin is full on my Dillon 550B, I put the rounds into the plastic box. I find that the 100 round boxes suit me best. I can fit quite a few in my range bag. I did buy two 50 round boxes. I wouldn't buy them again. They are too small. I randomly check the overall length of rounds as I put them in the box. I also check for high primers and write up information on a card and stick that inside the box.

This is the information I put on the tag:
Caliber
Bullet type & weight
powder type & Weight
primer type
brass type
# of times the brass has been reloaded
date
source of reloading data

I used to think that four boxes of 50 rounds per box (store bought) was a lot of shooting in part of an afternoon. Now I go through about 200-300 of a particular caliber easily in a session.

I usually put the empty brass into a heavy duty zip lock bag for the ride home.

-Jim

 

[mr_dove]

so, how well to the 100 round MTM boxes fit in a .50 ammo can? I picked up a single MTM box in the .45acp size. I'll get an ammo can if they fit properly, otherwise I may have to build something to fit perfectly.

MTM should make a carrier for thier little ammo boxes.

 

[Black Snowman]

I had been using Gladware and ammo cans but have sprung for the 50 and 100 round boxes from Cabela's in their house brand. Their 100 round boxes are a little better quality than their 50s. For the 50 sizes I prefer MTM. I then pack these however nessisary. Ammo cans for days at the range or just stuff them in the range bag for smaller trips.

The Cabela's 45/10mm/.40 100 round boxes fit almost perfectly in a .50 cal ammo can.

 

[SiG Lady]

Boxes, for sure...!

I used the little segmented boxes so I can both see the headstamp area AND keep count of rounds reloaded, rounds in storage, rounds used, and a count of used brass when it's all over but the shouting. I just bought a batch from Dillon, as a matter of fact, but bought some at a gun show last season, and before that bought a few from a friend. Boxes of 50 and/or 100 count.