how best to store loaded range ammo?

Crankgrinder · March 7, 2015, 06:07 PM

I've just gotten into a Lee progressive and now ive found myself with more rounds and less components. I'm short on boxes and maybe it might be better to go to military style ammo cans rather than more and more 100 round boxes. How do some of our progressive users store rounds in quantities of 500 and above?

Farmland · March 7, 2015, 06:23 PM

Ammo cans, zip lock bags and even small cardboard boxes.

FWest · March 7, 2015, 06:51 PM

Same here, 100 rounds per qt. ziplock bag. All in ammo cans by caliber. Write info on bag- bullet weight, charge and date so I shoot oldest first.

snakeye · March 7, 2015, 07:22 PM

What they said plus you might drop a dessicant pack in each ammo can or you can make your own see here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly-o7sAsFtI

Shooter 973 · March 7, 2015, 09:40 PM

Harbor Freight has plastic ammo boxes, similar to metal GI cans. Not as sturdy.
But not as expensive either. With a coupon they are $5.99 each. They work fine for range ammo.

sawdustdad · March 7, 2015, 09:50 PM

I've given up on the 50 and 100 round ammo boxes. As others have said, I'm now moving to zip lock bags in ammo cans.

Crankgrinder · March 7, 2015, 10:38 PM

Bags in ammo cans it is then. I will use my remaining 100rd boxes as loading blocks to help keep count. Good idea, thanks.

Fatal Wound · March 8, 2015, 03:41 PM

plastic coffee containers.

March 7, 2015, 06:07 PM	#1
Crankgrinder Senior Member Join Date: July 24, 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 917	how best to store loaded range ammo? I've just gotten into a Lee progressive and now ive found myself with more rounds and less components. I'm short on boxes and maybe it might be better to go to military style ammo cans rather than more and more 100 round boxes. How do some of our progressive users store rounds in quantities of 500 and above?

March 7, 2015, 09:40 PM	#5
Shooter 973 Senior Member Join Date: February 3, 2001 Location: Home town of John M. Browning, Utah Posts: 499	Store range ammo. Harbor Freight has plastic ammo boxes, similar to metal GI cans. Not as sturdy. But not as expensive either. With a coupon they are $5.99 each. They work fine for range ammo. __________________ The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?

March 8, 2015, 03:41 PM	#8
Fatal Wound Member Join Date: September 3, 2013 Location: south Texas Posts: 46	plastic coffee containers. __________________ Ham____ OIF Vet

March 7, 2015, 06:23 PM	#2
Farmland Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2009 Posts: 869	Ammo cans, zip lock bags and even small cardboard boxes.

March 7, 2015, 06:51 PM	#3
FWest Member Join Date: July 22, 2011 Location: Maine Posts: 32	Same here, 100 rounds per qt. ziplock bag. All in ammo cans by caliber. Write info on bag- bullet weight, charge and date so I shoot oldest first.

March 7, 2015, 07:22 PM	#4
snakeye Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2013 Location: Arlington, TX Posts: 127	What they said plus you might drop a dessicant pack in each ammo can or you can make your own see here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly-o7sAsFtI

March 7, 2015, 09:50 PM	#6
sawdustdad Senior Member Join Date: August 2, 2014 Location: Virginia Posts: 484	I've given up on the 50 and 100 round ammo boxes. As others have said, I'm now moving to zip lock bags in ammo cans.

March 7, 2015, 10:38 PM	#7
Crankgrinder Senior Member Join Date: July 24, 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 917	Bags in ammo cans it is then. I will use my remaining 100rd boxes as loading blocks to help keep count. Good idea, thanks.