My pistol magazine storage solution

[Tu_S]

Made a change to an old habit on how I prepare for a range trip, where I now have more magazines than ever, to preload at home and spend the range time shooting.

Here's the thread about that:
Range trip prep, and preloading the mags

With the number of magazines I now have, needed a solution for storing the things, so I actually got to use my college degrees to actually solve a problem again instead of just being in meetings arguing with people

Put together an OpenSCAD script where I can measure the magazines and the base plates, and punch in the numbers for the size and distances between the holes along with the number of magazines, and generate a 3d model to print. Then it's just printing the things and some magnets off of Amazon so I can stick the them where they fit on the inside the Stack-On metal box, although as I type this I'm thinking velcro might actually work even better on the fuzzy lining on the inside of the safes

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

Loaded rifle magazines inside a vehicle are considered weapons in Ohio. Although we just became a permit free CCW state, that only counts on handguns. Loaded rifle mags can be stored in the trunk.

Ivan

 

[Sevens]

My storage solution for the last decade has been fishing tackle boxes, single flat ones and clear. Easy to label and easy to stack.

 

[chief38]

An old GI 50 cal ammo can or two is my method - at least for the empty ones.

 

[huthike]

Wildly imperfect, but here’s mine. That’s why I spent half an hour looking for some Volquartsen mags before my range trip last week. Until I found them stuck in the wrong bin.[emoji16]

 

[JohnHL]

Gallon zip-loc bags.

John

 

[robrossk]

Gallon zip-loc bags.

John

Same for me!

 

[clang444]

Nice solution. I just use a few drawers in my Craftsman tool box.

 

[JohnHL]

Nice solution. I just use a few drawers in my Craftsman tool box.

Good idea!

Unfortunately, all my tool box drawers are filled up with tools.

John

 

[Llance]

Unfortunately, all my tool box drawers are filled up with tools.

John

Mine too which is why I keep them in the gun case or loaded and in ammo boxes.

 

[upcountry]

Gallon Zip-Locs for me as well/
Read the label, grab and go.

 

[S-W4EVER]

Nice solution. I just use a few drawers in my Craftsman tool box.

I think that’s what I will do ultimately. First thing I do is separate mags from the weapon when I purchase a new auto and then buy more mags and store them separately (just like we did in the Army).

 

[robvious]

for range trips I have finally found the perfect use for all those koozies that pile up,

 

[clang444]

You guys just need more tool boxes:

I use some drawers for mags, and some for extra grips, optics etc, and some for tools of course.

 

[tom 45]

Right now I'm in the Zip-Lock group...
But, still looking for "a better way".

 

[JohnHL]

Gallon zip-loc bags.

John

Same for me!

Gallon Zip-Locs for me as well/
Read the label, grab and go.

Right now I'm in the Zip-Lock group...
But, still looking for "a better way".

Just goes to show, great minds zip aloc!

John

 

[Kenna]

I put a piece of 14Ga wire thru witness holes. works great

 

[TX-Dennis]

Mine are just tossed randomly into range bags and ammo cans. I need to come up with a better solution, I think. Maybe an ammo can for each pistol's mags would work instead of jumbling them all up together. Need to buy more ammo cans if I do that, though. Those cans would be pretty empty that way, though. I have between 4 and a dozen magazines for each pistol, so something smaller would probably be better.

I considered those magnetic strips that commercial kitchens use to hold knives, but I'm a little concerned that I might permanently magnetize the magazines. Probably wouldn't hurt anything, though.

 

[Tu_S]

...I considered those magnetic strips that commercial kitchens use to hold knives, but I'm a little concerned that I might permanently magnetize the magazines. Probably wouldn't hurt anything, though.

The magnets do work, and I have been using them for storage for a while (and my Dad has been for even longer.)

To go into the engineering side of this, yes the metal will get magnetized, but to a very weak extent, and it won't be permanent (other thing about this is the lead and brass that is loaded into the things is not magnetic so who cares if the magazine is.) If you want to test this, grab a paperclip and go to you're fridge, where if you're like the rest of us there's a magnet stuck to it holding something up that hasn't moved for a while and try to get the paperclip to stick to it

I just ran into the problem of having too many magazines to store that way. Pictured is another locking box that has the stuff I rotate through for range trips, and the magnets stuck on the door of the thing. Have 8 pistols in it, and no where near enough space with the magnets for all the mags.

As a side note, having come up with my solution, I think it can be improved upon. I've pulled the things off, loaded the magazines, and then put them back in the printed pieces, and dropped them in the range bag. When I get to the range some of the magazines have fallen out, so I'm thinking I need to put something on the sides to run a rubber band or something else across the top to hold them in and keep everything together.

[EDIT: can someone explain why the pictures I attach are sideways?]

 

[squidsix]

Magnet strips

I use them for my magazines. I keep 10-15 loaded pistol mags for each gun, and some empty mags in ammo cans.