How do you store your ammo?

[kozmic]

Most is in the bottoms of my safes. The exceptions are bulk boxes of 12 ga. 7-1/2 clay shells, .556 and some handgun stuff. They are in a couple of other spots around the house.

 

[hangnoose]

AMMO STORAGE

In my locked Man cave (heat & a/c), NOT in a basement. Ammo is in cardboard factory boxes reinforced with clear moving tape, so they last, bought or scrounged from the range with a few plastic midway types. ALL reloaded ammo has a reloader's label with all the info. These are then put into 2 large wooden shelved cabinets built into dead end of a large double closet with a coffee can full of pill bottle desicants on each shelf, and each door has a clasp key lock. As long as the a/c is working I'm not worried. Yes someone with a pry bar could get in there fairly easy, but it's just to keep kids & honest people out. Guns are another story.

 

[MOONDAWG]

What Ammo?

 

[loutent]

Before I got a "real" safe I kept firearms in one of those metal cabinets. I added shelfs to the inside and keep a different caliber on each shelf. Unfortunately I ran out of space so now it kind of overflows into other cabinets in the basement.

 

[TenTea]

Handloads in ammo cans.
Factory ammo in original packaging, stacked on a pallet, covered with a tarp in a dry basement.

*not saying whether it is my basement...HAHA!

 

[A10]

So, my randomly scattering all my ammunition on the living room rug, then searching for the caliber I need isn't a good approach????

 

[arjay]

So, my randomly scattering all my ammunition on the living room rug, then searching for the caliber I need isn't a good approach????

Seems like a fun way to irritate the missus [emoji1]

 

[Bat Guano]

I recently got some of these:

AmmoCanMagnets.Com

They sort of neaten things up; plus I don't have to get down to read the small typed labels when I'm looking for something.

But if the grandson starts switching them around, I'm in trouble.

 

[A10]

Seems like a fun way to irritate the missus [emoji1]

Makes vacuuming interesting, too!

 

[3dots]

I use the original boxes for shot shells and keep pistol and rifle ammo in plastic ammo boxes. I don't think it really matters where they're kept. This last dove season, I shot some 45 year old paper shells that were less than nice and they all shot like new.

 

[Taurus627]

I picked up some what I call dry boxes or plastic ammo style containers. All ammo is in original boxes except for handgun reloads then it's the plastic boxes for those.

 

[the ringo kid]

Do you use a cabinet? A second safe? Some kind of bunker? Just laying around on the ground?

I'm considering altering my storage method so, I'm looking for ideas.

I bought two of those wooden widlife boxes that Academy and WM sell. I had a hasp added since the ones from Academy dont have them) added anice padlock. Since one box is stuffed--it would take Arnold Schwarzenegger to take it. the other is well on its way to being stuffed too. Then I guess? ill have to buy another box.

anyway, these are stored in a closet.

 

[rwsmith]

And don't get the smaller ones.....

Surplus military ammo cans. See
Buy Metal Cans at Army Surplus World

Its best to avoid the large ones, because when they are full they are too hard to move.

Civilian sized boxed ammo doesn't fit well into the smaller ones. I use those to keep primers and stuff in.

 

[boykinlp]

What Ammo?

MOONDAWG,
NICE

But, way to organized!!!!

 

[Hack]

Other than what's in the SHTF weapons, pre-loaded magazines, and stripper clips, it's all in the basement in factory boxes. Got a couple mil ammo cans with .40 S&W and .45 ACP I got from Georgia Arms down there too.

 

[USAF385]

Long term storage: vacuum sealed and stored in a dry box with desiccant.

Short term storage: boxes on a shelf.

Both are in my gun room... A reenforced window-less room in the basement.

 

[Hack]

Long term storage: vacuum sealed and stored in a dry box with desiccant.

Short term storage: boxes on a shelf.

I label my ammo the same way, although I use blue painter's tape.

 

[CH47gunner]

Daughter's former boyfriend did installs for kitchen cabinets.
He got me a slightly used full set of cabinets & lagged 'em to the studs over my workbenches. Add a couple of hasps & padlocks & voila, boo-coo semi-secure storage.

 

[-dave-]

Ammo can for my reloads. First try at posting a pic.

 

[Bigdog357]

I store mine in both metal and plastic 30 & 50 cal sealed ammo cans. All those are in locked safes, a bunch of my reloads are in MTM 100 round plastic cases. The area is not temperature controlled, I have stored my ammo like this for over 25 years with no problems