how to make a lockable ammo can

[johniac7078]

inexpensive, useful and easy if you have some basic tools.

enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyg2MDNndpk

 

[303tom]

I have been doing that for years , you can do the same thing with cheap hood pins from your Auto Parts Store.

 

[deadin]

The only thing I've done differently is to put a little sealant around the screw holes in order to keep the watertight integrity of the can after drilling.
(A rubber gasket made from an old inner-tube works also...)

 

[johniac7078]

yup....forgot to mention.

 

[Gunnerboy]

You can also make a locking M4 or folding stock AK case out of a 120mm ammo can just a padlock on each side and foam on the inside.

 

[MAKster]

There are a couple of companies selling similar set-ups.
http://www.ammolock.com/store.html

 

[Twiki357]

Not exactly a new idea. I had the same set-up with 50 cal cans, one on each fender of my jeep, in Korea back in 1964 and it wasn't a new idea then.

 

[303tom]

Not exactly a new idea. I had the same set-up with 50 cal cans, one on each fender of my jeep, in Korea back in 1964 and it wasn't a new idea then.

Exactly !

 

[Doc Savage]

Done it for years. Only I use a different gate latch. Get the small round ones and you don't have to drill the hole in the ammo can latch bigger. Just have to put a spacer behind it to get it to stand off enough for the hole on the post to clear the latch.

Robert

 

[johniac7078]

Exactly !

No one said it was a new idea. did they? That's what I love about the gun "community", full of know it alls. especially on this forum.

 

[Ohio Gun Guy]

Not a new Idea for sure, but there are new shooters and people born after the 1960's

 

[redmond]

I use a cable gunlock without modifying the can at all. Finally found a way to make the gunlock useful...

 

[Killerdoggy]

+ 1 for redmond's idea. Not pretty, but it does the job and keeps my junk drawer clean