How do you organize and store your Ammo???

[bluestarlizzard]

put it in with the guns. jeez, we can't fit all the guns in the cabinets we already have (yes, i don't get a gun with my refund. i get a new cabinet *whine*)
lets see. i have a rubbermade box (one of the smaller ones) full of .375, .38 Sp, .410 and some .45. then .22 and more .45 stacked next to it. then there's a cardboard box of 7.62 in the living room (still got to find a home for it) it might not last too long though. the rest is stacked in dads room and in the dresser with the random gun stuff. there is some 12 gauge buck in dads nightstand. oh, yeah! and some .38 sp hydroshocks in my closet. its stored in cardboard boxs, plastic boxs and plastic disposable gladware boxs.
the organized ammo in an assigned place is one of those 'dream home' things. eventually...

 

[bsf]

I think the method that will work for “you” will depend on how much you have. If you have a lot that may not be touched for years, put it in military ammo cans in the original packaging w/ desiccant. Ammo cans can be nicely labeled using a printer and Avery-type labels. Full 50cal cans are too heavy for some, and fine for others. Fat or tall 50cal cans can really get heavy. Some like the 30cal cans for range trips. If you plan on storing many full ammo cans in an enclosed metal cabinet, you are going to need a very, very strong cabinet. They are expensive. $600 - $1200 is not unreasonable for a suitable cabinet. We are talking shelf capacities of 500 – 1000lbs per shelf. For smaller quantities of ammo, you can get by with cheaper shelves and/or cabinets.

 

[atomchaser]

The strategic stockpile is in surplus ammo cans with dessicant and vci chips. The cans are locked inside of a contractor's job box. The tactical supply in in ammo cans inside of Stack-On cabinet. Thieves could probably get the stack on without too much trouble, but they won't get the job box without a pallet jack.

 

[22-rimfire]

I store mine in army surplus ammo cans for the most part. It is organized by caliber with a labeled on the outside so I can find it without opening a lot of cans. Also use a metal cabinet that can be bought at most office supply stores for some. It is usually the stuff I'm shooting the most and it is kept in my home office.

Lowes or Home Depot sells a large heavy duty locking box (in the truck box section) for carrying to jobs (tools and so forth) that you put in the back of a truck. I believe they run around $150 or so. They would work well unless you have a problem with ammo being stored on top of other ammo as you accumulate. I never keep ammo in a gun safe. Been thinking about getting one of the metal boxes as I doubt any of the ammo would penetrate in a fire.

 

[yokel]

In response to changing national security needs, i've been been storing my increasing nuclear weapons stockpile in a deeply buried and hardened bunker. Guaranteed to withstand multiple direct hits from any conventional or nuclear earth-penetrating bomb!

 

[Win75]

Most surplus ammo is in 50 cal. ammo cans. Each can is tagged with info about the type of ammo in the can.

Some commercial stuff is also in ammo cans. 22LR, 223, 22-250, etc.

The stuff I am currently loading and shooting stays in plastic MTM Ammo Cans or a couple of shooting boxes.

 

[rodregier]

.50 cal. ammo cans and plastic MTM SDB-0-xx (Sportsman Dry Box).

http://www.mtmcase-gard.com/products/camping/dry_boxes.html

Stored in sheet steel double-door lockable 18x36x72 cabinet with 200 lb/shelf rating. 5 cans per shelf

Use MTM boxes, stripper clip/poly bag or factory boxing inside the cans.

 

[jnyork]

Many years ago I chatted up a fellow who was with the Rural Volunteer Fire Department. They had recently responded to a trailer house fire, which of course was fully engulfed when they arrived so they let it finish burning and concentrated their efforts on saving adjacent structures. When the fire was all done the trailer was burned to the floor line. The refrigerator was still standing and this guy opened it just out of curiosity. The stuff inside was still cool!!

Made sense to me so I got a big ol' used fridge from my buddy at the landfill, took the guts out it and installed it in my basement gunshop. Put some padlocks on the doors to deter smash-and-grab teenage burglars. A fire will have to get through about 4 layers of sheetrock before it reaches the fridge.

That's where I keep my ammo, powder and primers. Might not be the very best, but it's temperature controlled and safer than on a shelf somewhere.

 

[Soybomb]

Ammo cans work great, almost like they were made for it