Ammo can size?

[Drew Eckhardt]

I'm too worried about the bottoms falling out of my Rubbermaid plastic storage containers or collapse from the weight stacked on top of them to add amunition, and now have overflow taking up valuable closet floor space.

What ammo cans do I need for factory boxed .22 LR bricks (500 rounds), 9mm (50), .40 S&W (50), .44 magnum (50), .223 (20), and .308 (20 or 50). How much can I fit in each one?

[OCEquestrian]

Use .50 cal and 20/30mm cans

[81turbota]

50 cal standards and the "tall" type are my favorite.
Here's what google came up with for capacity:

http://www.zombiesurvivalcamp.com/firearms/how-much-ammo-fits-in-an-ammo-can/

YMMV based on ammo packaging.

[golfish]

Wal-Mart has had the 50cal cans for 8.97 the last few months. In store and online

[nedro]

40 S&W is hard to fit economically into either a 30 or 50 cal can. You're just going to have to buy two 50's for each 1K of 40 ammo.
45 however fits perfectly into 50 cal can. So does 9.

[pennstater]

What golfish said. $8.97 at W/M. Bought three of 'em Sunday along with some Fed #6 steel. My wife thinks I'm, well, you know.

[jonnyt16]

Here's what google came up with for capacity:
http://www.zombiesurvivalcamp.com/fi...n-an-ammo-can/

That's good info right there.

As for the really inexpensive ammo cans (someone mentioned Walmart) I'd personally spend a tad more and go with authentic military surplus cans that are made in the USA with slightly thicker steel. Plus you get that groovy surplus smell.

[baih777]

Buy 50. Cal cans. Fill them as much as you can and start stacking.

If you buy bigger, they get real heavy. Walmart has the best price right now.
Also check craigslist.

[mshill]

I use 50 cal for boxed factory ammo and the 30 cal ones for loose and reloads.

A 50 CAL full of loose 9mm probably weighs close to 50 lbs. I don't need that kind of back pain.

[OCEquestrian]

As for the really inexpensive ammo cans (someone mentioned Walmart) I'd personally spend a tad more and go with authentic military surplus cans that are made in the USA with slightly thicker steel. Plus you get that groovy surplus smell.

^^^^This.

[librarian72]

.50 cal for mostly stationary use (you know, like the great hoarding of 2018!), .30 cal cans for things that move often. It seems that ammo cans get tucked into corners which require weird "poses" to get to. Not worth the extra risk to my back.

[rimfire11]

For factory boxed 22lr I use 50cal cans and can store six 500 round bricks. If there's no rust on the inside of the can I use 30 cal to store loose rounds.

I used to store handgun ammo in the factory boxes in 50 cal cans, but the storage cost can start to add up quickly. Now, except for 22lr, I pretty much store my ammo loose in 30 cal cans.

[4DSJW]

I use 50 cal for boxed factory ammo and the 30 cal ones for loose and reloads.

A 50 CAL full of loose 9mm probably weighs close to 50 lbs. I don't need that kind of back pain.

^^^^^ THIS!

A 50cal ammo can with loose handgun ammo will weigh too much to easily move. I use 30cal cans for all of my loose handgun ammo, and 50cal cans for rifle ammo. If you are going to use the original factory packaging and put the boxed ammo in the can then that will reduce the weight.

[maggie06]

Costco has their 2 can combo (50 and 30) for $15. Didn't need any more, but i used it to hide a gift card for my wife under xmas tree. Win win!

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[ARDude]

I use "fat" .50's for storing magazines. Ammo is stored in metal locking storage cabinet with shelves. Like the kind sold at office supply stores.

When I go to the range I load up 1 or 2 fat 50's with the ammo I think I'll be using.