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I'm guessing there are people in the same boat as me, setting ammo aside before next January when the new laws kick in, but room becomes an issue at some point. I've decided there's no point in storing bulk ammo in the individual boxes, so I'm transferring them into managable size ammo boxes. The 30 cal size seems about right as far as manageable goes and easy to stack. 50 cal boxes are good for longer term, but not very portable when full, and the big 60 mm mortar boxes need a hand truck to move when packed full.
I'm keeping my targegt, match, and defense ammo in their original boxes, in my ammo cabinet, which takes up a lot of room, but I figure I can save space, and my back, by putting bulk plinking ammo of various calibers into 30 cal boxes. I like the same size for dumping my reloads in for easy tranport for range trips.
This is what ~3k rounds (actually 2997) of 22LR looks like in a 30 cal plastic ammo box. There's still about 1/2" of room to spare, but at right around 22lbs, it feels just right, without feeling like the handle is going to let go, which would make a mess. Of course I store all of my ammo with a few desiccant packets to control the moisture.
It's pretty efficient storage compared to a 50 cal can filled with sleeves of MiniMags, where the capacity ends up being only 2/3 of the 30 cal box of bulk ammo. Note that the 30 cal box in the background is holding 1000 rounds of 9mm, taking up about the same space, but weighing 27 lbs, which may be pushing it as far as whether the handle will hold. I fill the metal 30 cal cans to the top with 45 ACP and 357 magnum rounds, but don't have to worry about the handles with the metal cans, but the plastic ones are dirt cheap, and seem perfect for bulk 22LR.
I'm keeping my targegt, match, and defense ammo in their original boxes, in my ammo cabinet, which takes up a lot of room, but I figure I can save space, and my back, by putting bulk plinking ammo of various calibers into 30 cal boxes. I like the same size for dumping my reloads in for easy tranport for range trips.
This is what ~3k rounds (actually 2997) of 22LR looks like in a 30 cal plastic ammo box. There's still about 1/2" of room to spare, but at right around 22lbs, it feels just right, without feeling like the handle is going to let go, which would make a mess. Of course I store all of my ammo with a few desiccant packets to control the moisture.
It's pretty efficient storage compared to a 50 cal can filled with sleeves of MiniMags, where the capacity ends up being only 2/3 of the 30 cal box of bulk ammo. Note that the 30 cal box in the background is holding 1000 rounds of 9mm, taking up about the same space, but weighing 27 lbs, which may be pushing it as far as whether the handle will hold. I fill the metal 30 cal cans to the top with 45 ACP and 357 magnum rounds, but don't have to worry about the handles with the metal cans, but the plastic ones are dirt cheap, and seem perfect for bulk 22LR.
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