How do you store your ammo?

[rob_s]

I'm not looking for your secret pass code or anything, just some ideas.

I'm looking at something like this but am a bit leery of the cost ($350 at Home Depot for the 36" wide model).

I'm thinking maybe I need to hit some used office-supply places or something?

I think I want something metal, lockable, and big enough to hold all of it in one place. I may even consider building a shell around it to add some fire resistance to it.

[Rider79]

I use heavy duty Rubbermaid shelves in the garage. I have about 18,000 rounds on hand, 14,000 of which is 9mm or 5.56. I rent so I don't have the option of anything too crazy to store ammo.

[The_War_Wagon]

30mm & 40mm ammo cans, stuffed in a closet (and along the wall) of my in-home office. With 50k of ammo (12K of 5.56 and 10k of .308 alone), it's a LOTTA cans! I'm like you Rob - need to build a bunker/shell or something for it, but my in-home office doubles as gunroom/mancave; my wife's just happy it's not scattered over the REST of the house... anymore...

[JeepDriver]

In 30 & 50 cal cans. I have to change things around though. I need to isolate & secure the gun stuff better.


My son is getting to mobile, I'm going to be building a dividing wall and installing a steel door to the gun section of the utility room. I had thought about using fire resistant dry wall to line the room with.

[30 cal slut]

orange home depot job box.

-a few hundred bucks.

-ugly, the wife will kill you if you park it in the living room

+not quite a safe, but lockable (usually two padlocks on each side)

+loaded down with ammo, nobody is going to be able to move it unless you are The Hulk or have a forklift.

+also good for storing valuables like mags etc.

+won't tip over like a storage cabinet.

+come in various sizes.

[bulbvivid]

Though I don't use them for ammo storage, I did pick up a few horizontal filing cabinets, like those used in medical offices, to use in the garage. They are made to hold a lot of weight—I have them stuffed with tools and all kinds of crap—and on the ones I have, the front of the drawer lifts up and slides back, so you can use it like a cabinet with shelves that slide out. Most have keyed locks on them.

I got mine at an auction for a business that closed. I looked at used office furniture places, but they wanted too much for them. You may check for auctions in your area to see if any will be for sale. I also got a couple of upright cabinets similar to the one you show from Home Depot, but the ones I got do not have locks.

[markm]

Really? This is 1990s ARFcom subject matter... for when we got tired of talking about how a 1/7 twist barrel would wear out faster than a 1/9.

[sl4mdaddy]

Really? This is 1990s ARFcom subject matter... for when we got tired of talking about how a 1/7 twist barrel would wear out faster than a 1/9.

...and it's not Thursday so no discussions about M4 feed ramps.




(sorry, couldn't resist)

And to stay inline with the original question..... 50 cal ammo cans in the closet.

[kdcgrohl]

Back on topic...

Just finishing up construction of a 6' tall 26.5" wide angle iron constructed shelving system to hold 16 50 cal cans & 8 40mm cans with a 1' opening at the bottom.

Roughly 97' of angle iron invested so far.

Still needs painting & bolting to the wall/floor next to the safe, and finish up the door/locking system.

[jhs1969]

First the ammo goes into 30, 50 and SAW cans, then is stacked into a steel gun cabinet. The cabinet is a "Stackon" brand I believe, they can be found at most sports stores in various sizes with prices begining at a little over $100. It is lockable.

http://www.gandermountain.com/modper...1&merchID=4006

Here is a quick link that I found. Probably not the best route but has worked well for me.