What size ammo can??

[Rule3]

What size Military metal ammo can do I need to store 1 case (1,000) rounds in original boxes??

What is the Military designation number. I have several cans (50 cal??)but they only hold around 800 or so.

 

[allaroundhunter]

1000 rounds of what cartridge?...

 

[rcmodel]

Regardless.

Full .50 cans are about all you want to lift very high or far.

A 20mm can will hold 1,000 rounds of about any small arms ammo.

But you may not be able to pick it up.

In this case, two .50's are better then one 20mm.

rc

 

[GRIZ22]

You also have to consider the boxes the ammo is in. A std ammo can (50 cal, 8 fuses, or whatever you want to call it) will hold 1000 rds of 45 ACP if it's in gi styles boxes without former cardboard inserts.

 

[Rule3]

1000 rounds of what cartridge?...

Oh ya I guess that might help!

223 Rem/5.56

 

[pbtohiglo]

I really love the 40mm cans. They seem to be the optimum size of any of the cans for me (but then, I'm young and can lift full cans above my head with minimal effort...)

 

[Double_J]

I can find the .50 Cal. ammo cans just about everywhere, and they are cheap ($10-20). I would get two or three of them and be done with it.

 

[medalguy]

50 cal standard can will hold GI ammo as follows, at least for my ammo:

460 rounds of 7.62mm in 20 rd cartons
1350 rounds of 30 carbine in 509 rd cartons
1000 rounds of .45 ACP in 50 rd cartons
1000 rounds of 9mm in 50 rd cartons
820 rounds of 5.56mm in 20 rd cartons
1000 rounds of .38 Special in 50 rd cartons

Commercial packaging may require more room, and clipped ammo may require more room. "Fat 50" cans hold more but are quite a bit heavier.

 

[Rule3]

Thanks Medalguy, that helps me out a lot!!

I have the 50 cal cans so I will just split the case up and be done as mentioned. Not to heavy that we either for us older farts!

 

[Sunray]

You need two M2A1 boxes. A standard box holds 840 rounds in stripper clips. About 960 or 48 boxes in a .50 cal can. Plus a 40 round mag in the rifle. Have your bearer carry the can. snicker.

 

[HRnightmare]

Not trying to distract but if its all the same ammo why do you need the boxes? I have two or three ammo cans for my AR ammo.
5.56, .223 and Steel.

I shoot 55 grain in both 5.56 and 223

I dump out the boxes. Less trash at the range, less fumbling at the range, more ammo per can.

 

[SlowFuse]

I agree with HR, if it's the same lot #, dump it. And I wouldn't just try to settle on just one can. I started with 2 "fat" 50's and now have at least 20 cans of varying sizes. They hold everything from loose rounds to boxed or clipped ammo.

Buy a few sizes to see what you like as far as what fits and the weight involved.

 

[W.E.G.]

Any size larger than .50 Is virtually immovable when filled.

 

[jeepmor]

I'd be hung up on convenient and efficient storage more than the units per box.

I like the 50 and 30 cal cans myself, and have pretty much standardized them for my storage purposes. But then again, I don't watch my numbers very closely, more of a closer to full or empty guy. Counting takes time and is for really anal people. That's not my style for storage or reloading....I get enough of that in my engineering profession, so I back off on the home front.

Should hear the flack I get when I try to micromanage my wife's kitchen storage.....

 

[RustyShackelford]

Id add...

I looked into the plastic Plano OD .30cal cans but Id avoid them.
Plastic can warp or be hard to open in hot/humid weather.
I've seen new OD milspec .50cal(.50BMG) cans on sale at Gander Mountain($19.99/ea). I might get one or two for ammuntion storage or emergencies/storm recovery events(knife, first aid, batteries, rope, shelter, etc).

 

[rcmodel]

$9.99 here.

http://www.cheapammocans.com/ammo-can-50-caliber-m2a1-used.html

rc

 

[Fossil4Life]

There's a couple places I go for ammo cans. I prefer Cope's due to their free shipping of orders over $50.

Coleman's Military Surplus and Cope's Distributing.

 

[rondog]

I prefer the fat .50 (SAW) cans, but they're hard to find. Also agree about the weight aspect. They can be dang heavy.