Military Ammo Boxes?

[ConfuseUs]

A new, comparably sized plastic box for ammo is $15 at Cabelas and a surplus steel ammo can is $4.99 at the army surplus store. So looks to me like someone wanted to sell plastic ammo containers for a bigger profit.

 

[GhostlyKarliion]

tank mechanic, I never knew that site even existed, almost wet my pants when I saw what kind of stuff was on there, thank you for sharing the link!!

LOT (47, 316LBS) APPROXIMATELY OF FIRED BRASS: (26, 687LBS) APPROX OF 5. 56; (5, 237LBS) APPROX OF 7. 62; (8, 058LBS) APPROX OF BLANK; (7334LBS) APPROX OF 50 CAL.



oh yea, and ammo cans are great, if you are concerned then toss in a couple of silica gel packets and put a fresh coating of blue gasket maker on it before you use it.

 

[tank mechanic]

GhostlyKarliion,
My eyes were huge when I first saw all of that brass for sale. I fantasized about having a garage full of brass. That is until the last day of the auction the brass bidding turns into a feeding frenzy and that 47,000 lbs of brass will sell for well over 50 grand. Way outa my price range.

tank mechanic.

 

[mp510]

I recently read in a catalog advertising cans (so, for what it's worth) that the military was now destroying empty cans. Seems like a waste, but that might lend credence to it!

There was just a surplus auction for a crapload of .50 cans that ended at $3 per. I don't think we need to worry about them not selling those any time soon.

 

[Art Eatman]

Rafting outfitters refer to the .50 cans as "dry boxes", for the tourists to store their cameras so they won't get wet in the rapids.

Art