How do you organize and store your ammo?

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i have a decent sized tackle box that holds 1000 22's and a couple hundred of the other stuff, plus all the gear i may need out shootin. i just grab it and whatever firearms i choose and i'm on my way, no looking around for misc. stuff.
 
I store mine in either 30 or 50 caliber army cans, depending on how much I bought or loaded at the time.

ALWAYS date and label if you go this way though.
 
sever years ago got mad when the gun i pulled out of the safe ..had no ammo.. so i made a list of guns and calibers i could not do without... sold off the excess...guess what new reason to go buy more guns..
 
My 3 full cases of 7.62x51 Portuguese live in their battlepacks in the original cases, and I don't open them up (did an initial inspection, and then reclosed the cases). Also have an unopened battlepack.

All the rimfire in the original factory boxes, in its own full 20mm ammocan (heavy).

Pistol ammo in original factory boxes, each caliber in its own ammocan, 50 cal or larger.

Each sporting rifle caliber...in factory boxes in each caliber's own 50 cal can. My handloads are in those cans too, either in plastic 20 or 50 round slip boxes, or stickered factory boxes.

Also have another 20mm can full of 7.62x51 packed on strippers in bandoliers.

Powders live in original canisters in a plastic toolbox and an ammocan. Primers have their own ammocan.

All of the above live in my closet, for climate control reasons. It's a good thing that it's a walk-in closet.

Brass & bullets in my workshop.

I'm so far back in the sticks that my lane just got signage this summer, and the name on it isn't even fully correct!!

It's on my list of things to do, to get on the stick about "dispersing" some of my ammo stocks.

You know that it's getting bad when you see Port 7.62x51 surplus doubling in value when it pops up in private sales nowadays.

-FNR.
 
Organize?

I have 10 or 11 ammo cans, 2 large Rubbermaid tubs under the bed, a couple of copier paper boxes, 2 or 3 canvas ammo bags, a case of .45 Match wadcutters, some old bricks of junk .22s I use for doorstops, 2+ cases of Wolf .22, a pile of Fiocchi .12 ga. and assorted 28 ga. on the desk upstairs that I haven't put away yet, plus whatever I have at my parents for our regular trips to the range.

My favorite is the copier paper box that's nearly full of 28 ga. shells, mostly AAHS. I wonder if I'll ever have enough ammo to devote a box to each caliber/gauge?

I know I've missed something, but I like surprises when I'm rooting around looking for something.

Oh, and a whole bunch of 12 ga. Hevi-Shot in my blind bag in the closet. Come to think of it, I believe I left 5 or 6 boxes at the river with my buddy the guide.

John
 
I've taken the guts and tube out of an old console TV,put plywood on the back and a locking door on the front. I can get 25 or 30 GI ammo cans inside.
 
Ah, yes...

I use the 100 round boxes for my 'formal' target ammunition - for Bullseye and PPC competition. For High Power Rifle, I have 50 round boxes for .308 Win. It's easy to see I have the proper load out of ammunition for a specific match.

For other shooting, I bulk pack ammo in plastic storage containers I find at the Dollar store. However, you want to buy a pile of them all the same, that way they stack neatly.

For component storage I use ammo cans. For some calibers I shoot (.22-250, .257 Roberts and .32-20) all my brass and bullets will fit into one .50 caliber ammo can. For my 'bulk' calibers, (.38 Special, .45 ACP, .30 Carbine, .308 Win) I use .50 or .30 caliber ammo cans with brass sorted by headstamp. I also have one fuse can full of mixed commercial 9x19 brass. Similarly, I keep jacketed rifle bullets in original boxes, and keep those together in an ammo can of suitable size. All the .30 caliber bullets in one, and so on. I buy .38 caliber 148 grains HBWC and .452 caliber 185-200 grain SWC bullets in bulk; they go in individual cans.

I buy self sticking labels and use my computer (or a magic marker) to label the cans.

For storage of ammo or components, I suggest Gorilla Rack. http://www.gorillarack.com/

They are easy to assemble, beastly strong and modular - so one can build them up as needed for number of shelves and shelf height. Okay, they are a bit more expensive than the plastic shelves one finds at the hardware store - they are brute strong and stable. And they last. And, one can fasten them to the studs in the wall for added stability. If one is really motivated, one can add studs and doors to the front and make a cabinet arrangement out of it.

My last reloading room I attempted to build conventional shelving. You know, those little stamped metal 'L' brackets and pine boards? No, no. Trust your uncle Archie on this one; Gorilla Rack.

No; I have no financial interest in the company.

I don't mind being stupid; I've gotten used to the idea. But I hate looking stupid.
 
I mostly use 30 and 50 cal ammo cans. I also have 2 cases of South African 7.62 surplus in the original metal 1200 round cans. All of it is kept under my bed (my cabin is small and I use space as efficiantly as possible).
 
Another vote for .30 and .50 caliber ammo cans. They should be on a list somewhere of the most useful inventions of the 20th century.

The square 2 gallon plastic bulk laundry soap buckets are good for brass, and even 5 gallon snap lid ones for large quantities.
 
I'm CRAMPED for room in my safe. I think I'm gonna pick up a smaller one just for ammo.

I have around 8,000 rounds sitting in various places in the safe and it's gettiing to be a nuisance. Here is just some of it.
 

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I have a walk-in cedar closet with shelves that hold the ammo in stacks with boxws of shotgun shells as well. It also has my gun safe and clothes rod where I hang most of my hunting clothes, supplis and a few treestands. It's getting a little crowded so I am expanding my ammo and hunting room into the downstairs bedroom-priorities after all! :)
 
Several .50 ammo cans, a couple of large tool boxes, several sportman dry boxes, and some boxes in shelving above the loading bench.

Ammo cans and dry boxes are handy (if 40 lbs can be handy) for going to the range. The large tool boxes are for larger capacity storage.

.50 cans are nice because they will last forever, not too heavy to move around, can store a fair amount, and stack nicely. I would need about 20 more though...
 
Here's one not already posted. I use all sizes of ammo cans especially if it will be a while before I shoot it. For the more often used I keep it in the original boxes but stack it in milk crates. They are heavy duty can be stacked and take up a small footprint in the garage. One draw back is they are heavy when they need to be moved to get to a lower crate.
 
Another vote for factory boxes if new, plastic boxes if reloads and stored in Ammo Cans in the cabinets from a friends kitchen remodel.
 
Mostly in MTM plastic boxes inside of military ammo cans. I still have many of the ones that followed me home 30 yrs ago when I was in. I have all of them labeled, which makes it easy for me when I go to the range. 30 and 50 cal cans are the perfect size for ammo or reloading components and their size keeps them from getting too heavy, as well. The ones I have for bullets are the heaviest, at 40 - 43 lbs., but most of the ones used for ammo are no more than 20 lbs.
 
++ for the MTM type 50 round boxes kept in either Sportsman Dry Boxes or 50 Cal. ammo cans stacked in a closet. Dry boxes and ammo cans contain only one caliber and are labeled so.
 
I have factory ammo and handloading components piled in a corner of a large closet (powder & primers in a small cooler). I have much less handloaded ammo in MTM 100-rd flip-top cases, in the same pile.

My secret is a spreadsheet where I religiously mark down all the ammo I buy or load, and take off the stuff I shoot, basically organized by caliber so I immediately know what I have, what I need, and what I shouldn't buy for a while, even if it goes on sale. Same for powder, primers, bullets and brass.

Then, I just need to dig through the pile to get what I want.
 
I use military ammo cans, labeled on the outside with the caliber and type of round.. Some of the ammo is in factory boxes, but most of the ammo cans contain loose ammo. They hold more that way.
 
I also use military ammo cans (30, 223 or 50 cal). I make sure the rubber gasket is still intact and seal them up. Caliber is marked on outside of can. The empty brass is the biggest pain as I don't reload (yet). Selected calibers are stored in original box and basically arranged in a larger box.
 
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