How should I store my .22 ammo.

[TYCONTEST]

I was wondering if it would be better to keep my .22 ammo in the bulk boxes that I bought them in or should I open them up and put them in an ammo can. I have 5 different types so is it okay to put them in a zip lock bag before I put them in the ammo can to keep them separate. Should I put a silica pack each bag like the ones you find in new shoe boxes.

[BSlacker]

For rimfire a ammo can seems sort of large. I like to put the bulk pack ammo in tupperware type containers the cheap ones from the dollar store. Easy to store and stack, easy to get the ammo out to load up keeps it dry and clean. Use a label to mark.

[The War Wagon]

I've got ONE 40mm can full of .22LR - that stuff gets damn HEAVY after a while!

The rest of the 18k I keep .50 ammo cans, mostly. And I keep it in the boxes. With three .22LR firearms, I need to keep straight what works best in each!

[Dead*Reckoned]

I keep mine loosely scattered about the floor next to the fireplace. But seriously, I just dump the bulk boxes into a larger ammo can

[CSACANNONEER]

I've shot .22lr ammo that was stored in it's original boxes for more than 50 years. Why remove it from it's original containers?

For rimfire a ammo can seems sort of large. I like to put the bulk pack ammo in tupperware type containers the cheap ones from the dollar store. Easy to store and stack, easy to get the ammo out to load up keeps it dry and clean. Use a label to mark.

???? I don't have any ammo cans large enogh to store all my .22lr ammo in one can. I would say that 50 cal ammo cans are way to small. Of course, storing them in cans with a large enough capacity to hold them all would be foollish since, I don't own a forklift or other means of moving it.

[vintagearms]

I've shot .22lr ammo that was stored in it's original boxes for more than 50 years. Why remove it from it's original containers?

I do this wilth all my ammo. No reason to put it in an ammo can unless Im transporting it.

[TYCONTEST]

[QUOTE=CSACANNONEER;6572644]I've shot .22lr ammo that was stored in it's original boxes for more than 50 years. Why remove it from it's original containers?

I live near the coast so I was worried about the humidity and moisture. So keeping the .22lr ammo in the original boxes is fine long term?

[CSACANNONEER]

I live near the coast so I was worried about the humidity and moisture. So keeping the .22lr ammo in the original boxes is fine long term?

I grew up on the Penisula. Humidity isn't normally an issue. Think of all the ammo stored in the humid south. Just keep it cool and dry.

[drdarrin@sbcglobal.net]

I keep mine in a 50 cal ammo can(s) (in their original boxes) primarily because they stack neatly and are easily moved if needed. The sealed container is a bonus for keeping the exterior of the shells pristine, over time. It also adds a little safely should I have a fire. (the rubber gasket will melt thus allowing the contents to vent in relative safely). All of my ammo is kept in a closet in my house; not in the garage. stored this way, I've no doubt all of it will still fire when needed, whenever that might be.

[Izzy43]

I keep all of it (50,000 rounds) on a shelf inside the closet in the bedroom. All in its original container. I shoot a lot so probably all be used up in 3 years or less. Just be sure to "first bought, first shot".

[CSACANNONEER]

Just be sure to "first bought, first shot".

Can you explain the logic behind this? I am curious why you worry about it at all since, properly stored ammo has an almost indefinate shelf life. Besides, do you pay attention to lot numbers and manufature dates or just when you purchased it?

[laika]

I keep mine in a 50 cal ammo can(s) (in their original boxes) primarily because they stack neatly and are easily moved if needed. The sealed container is a bonus for keeping the exterior of the shells pristine, over time. It also adds a little safely should I have a fire. (the rubber gasket will melt thus allowing the contents to vent in relative safely). All of my ammo is kept in a closet in my house; not in the garage. stored this way, I've no doubt all of it will still fire when needed, whenever that might be.

Exactly what I do. I feel safer and I feel my ammo is safer.

[drifter001]

i keep mine in its original boxes until i shoot it

[TKM]

I dump mine into 50 cans. About 6000 each. Paint each can to reflect what's in it. White is standard velocity, match. Blue is not.

I shoot a LOT. Why waste time fiddling with the cardboard?

[Bud11]

Zip locks work for me beacuse I use a relatively small range bag and they fit nicely.