Ammo can storage

feesix

feesix

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What are you guys using for ammo
Can storage? As in what kind of rack I guess. Looking for ideas.
 
feesix said:
I think you need to make some room. I am taking ammo donations.
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To be honest, that’s actually the brass stash. The ammo stash is on the opposite wall and looks about the same, there is just a bunch of junk piled in front of it at the moment. Fun bit is that I may be moving.
 
JimB said:
To be honest, that’s actually the brass stash. The ammo stash is on the opposite wall and looks about the same, there is just a bunch of junk piled in front of it at the moment. Fun bit is that I may be moving.
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I can help you move the ammo. From your place to mine... 🙃
 
I just stack them in a corner like JimB.
 
Back of the closet, with ammo cans from the GunShow back when they had them for $10 a pop (they still might, but I haven't been in years).
 
I'm still stacking them on top of a little platform made out of 2x6. Loaded up they're too heavy to put onto shelves that are space efficient.
 
In the closet where I keep my ammo boxes, I use two Akro-Mills wire shelves 18"D x 24"L x 54"H. They fit in the left and right corners of the closet nicely and I sought out these specifically because they have a very high weight capacity both for the rack and for the individual shelves (2000lbs / 600lbs per shelf). 4 shelves in the unit, plus a bit of storage under the bottom shelf.

Each shelf will fit 3 or 4 Plano or MTM dry storage ammo holders (depending on size/design), or six of the smaller metal Federal 1000 round 223 / 50 cal ammo cans.

Only issue I have with this approach is (issue with all wire shelving) the plastic ammo cans have little edged feet that get caught in the shelf wire when dragging them across the shelf to get them out. I've got some of the shelf liner mat stuff to put on these that'll solve that issue but have never gotten around to doing it.
 
DaveInCLT said:
Only issue I have with this approach is (issue with all wire shelving) the plastic ammo cans have little edged feet that get caught in the shelf wire when dragging them across the shelf to get them out. I've got some of the shelf liner mat stuff to put on these that'll solve that issue but have never gotten around to doing it.
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I cut and drilled some 3/4” plywood to go on the shelves. I figure it also helps to distribute the weight.
 
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