Ammo storage question?

[Skip_Dog]

I am glad I watched. Learn something every day. Thank you.

I would have like to have seen a full .50 ammo can in one of those bon fires...

[Big Gorilla]

I have a few cases of ammo stacked on top of each other.. each cases is 50-70 pounds and they re probably stacked 3-4 high.. so can be a significant amount of weight.. could the pressure from that much weight effect the ammo?

I don't think it will affect ammo at all. Think about ammo manufactures. Think about how many they stack on each other in their warehouse.

When I was a ffl and had a gun store my location was pretty small. I would buy a lot of ammo when it was on sale and I would stack really high on the floor.

Never had an issue.

After making some ammo can stupid heavy only thing I can suggest is make them manageable to carry. If there is an emergency and you need to toss stuff in your vehicle and get out of dodge, you don't want ammo containers so heavy that you can barely lift them or hurt yourself in the process

[CandG]

I have a few cases of ammo stacked on top of each other.. each cases is 50-70 pounds and they re probably stacked 3-4 high.. so can be a significant amount of weight.. could the pressure from that much weight effect the ammo?

If by "cases" you mean ammo cans, they're designed to be stacked. Just don't fill them so full that you have to stand on the lid to latch it, and you're good to go.

You're more likely to crack your house's foundation before you damage ammo stacked properly in ammo cans.

[trackcage]

If by "cases" you mean ammo cans, they're designed to be stacked. Just don't fill them so full that you have to stand on the lid to latch it, and you're good to go.

You're more likely to crack your house's foundation before you damage ammo stacked properly in ammo cans.

Could be a misuse of terminology, but when I think of a 'case,' I think this:



Versus a 'can':

[dave3223]

I have 20 cases of 7.62x54 stacked in crates. 10 crates in one pile and 10 crates in another pile. Inside each crate are two spam cans. No problems or worries at all. I have a lot of ammo cans stacked roughly 8 cans high in each row. Again, no worries at all.

[johnthomas]

I have 20 cases of 7.62x54 stacked in crates. 10 crates in one pile and 10 crates in another pile. Inside each crate are two spam cans. No problems or worries at all. I have a lot of ammo cans stacked roughly 8 cans high in each row. Again, no worries at all.

I am curious, but first, let me commend you on being prepared. Do you have more than one rifle that shoots x54r? I have two M44 and five 91/30.
When someone makes the stupid comment, "well, I know where I am going if I need guns and ammo". I just say, yup, cmon over, one round at a time.

[dave3223]

I am curious, but first, let me commend you on being prepared. Do you have more than one rifle that shoots x54r? I have two M44 and five 91/30.

When someone makes the stupid comment, "well, I know where I am going if I need guns and ammo". I just say, yup, cmon over, one round at a time.

Certainly. There was a time when rifles chambered in that caliber were extremely cheap and SGAmmo sold cases of this ammo cheap. Was a perfect combination to buy it cheap and stack it deep.

And yes my family always laughs when we hear that saying. It's often made by those who have nothing to offer but want to get a hand out.


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[KahrMan]

I have a few cases of ammo stacked on top of each other.. each cases is 50-70 pounds and they re probably stacked 3-4 high.. so can be a significant amount of weight.. could the pressure from that much weight effect the ammo?

If the cardboard outer containers are not crushing, don't worry.

A picture would clarify your question.....

[hambam105]

I know a guy who heard two other guys at a gunshow discussing this issue:

Apparently the higher you stack the ammo the more pressure is on the lower cases. These guys said that those cartridges that were stacked near the bottom actually went faster and straighter then the ammo stacked near the top.

To prove this out I went to the range, but I couldn't complete the test because someone was pulling my leg.

[lamduh]

Well I lucked out my warehouse is disposing of a bunch of shelving that we purchased from Costco about 2 yrs ago because we moved to pallet racks. So i took a bunch of those before they threw them out and I will probably be reinforcing the bottoms of each shelf to store my ammo.

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[foothillman]

Give physics a try. Rather than think of how much weight is in the box of ammo, think of pounds per squire inch. Take a single round and stack them one on top of another. Best to use semi-wadcutters or hollow-point ammo. Going 50 high is that to much weight on the bottom round ? Once you think about it than how high can you go before damage is done ?

You can also take a box of riffle ammo, best to have the plastic tray. Flip them onto your hand " pointy side down " and then start to stack on top one by one. Even with all that weight on a single point X 50 your skin can handle the weight. Thats how the " bed of nails works " looks impressive until you do the math

Hell maybe you can start a new game of stack the rounds.

One thing I do not care for is loose rounds. As a single unit being able to move freely and poured onto others. Gaining energy to " impact " another can do damage to the soft metal vs. hard metal. I would use foam to keep pressure on loose ammo so it can not gain any energy in loose form. When it is manufactured and dropped into bins is damaging enough I do not need to add any more.

So long story is.......buy in case form and stack as high as you can lift....