Ammo in Gun Safe?

[armedwalleye]

How many people store quantities of ammo in a gun safe?

I just boughta Champion Triumph safe, and have seen pix posted here of boxes and boxes of ammo in a safe. While I can understand the fireproof nature of some safes, mine included, I thought you shouldn't store ammo in a steel container without a weak side the same way you would store reloading components.

Your thoughts?

 

[docnyt]

To me, storing ammo and firearms in the same safe may be a recipe for disaster so I keep them separate. I don't expect the ammo to do anything weird like jumping into the magazines and such but it's just a personal idiosyncrasy.

 

[TechBrute]

Not an option. My safe isn't big enough for the pallets...

Seriously, though, I keep most of my guns loaded in the safe, and a few extra mags. I have cabinets for most of the mags, but the cases of ammo just get stacked on heavy duty shelving.

 

[ColtPythonElite]

I don't see the point of storing ammo in a safe, other than a few mags, speedloaders, striper clips, ect full just in case you need to grab a weapon and some rounds. I store my ammo in a rolling tool chest. If I ever have the need to lock it, I can.

 

[Rembrandt]

I keep a few boxes of various calibers for convenience of grab and go, but bulk of ammo is stored elsewhere.

 

[Sniderman]

A few boxes of specialty stuff in the safe, Cor-bon, different specialty loads.

Storage of the bulk of the supply is the reason I bought the forklift & the SeaVan,,,

 

[esheato]

Ammo doesn't explode in a fire like TV would have you think. The case gets hot and lets go, releasing the pressure. Bullets don't zing across the room.

As far as storing ammo in the safe, I've never understood why. Safe space is at a premium around here and putting ammo in there is a waste of that space IMHO. Burglars? Whatever, let them take the ammo, I'll make more. They're not getting the guns....

 

[TXdefender]

No ammo in the gun safe. That being said, ammo gets stored in a stack on gun cabinet type container, all to itself.

 

[falcon195]

Walleye.
I want to commend you on your choice in safes.
I also own a Champion Triumph and for the money you can't buy a finer safe.
You don't see too many safes in this price range that offer a double step door and as smooth of a locking mechanism.

 

[leadcounsel]

If only I had room in the safe!

 

[heeler]

I keep some ammo stored in my safes.
Currently around 1250 rounds of somewhat expensive .380.
Reason being is that once you have a large quantity it's monetary value is worth at least one gun and I certainly dont want some thief walking off with it.
I worry more about thievery than a fire and if you lived in my neighborhood you would understand my feelings.

 

[bigfatdave]

Some goes in the gun cabinet, most goes in the closet and defensive stuff goes in a drawer near where carry guns are stored, a few boxes for dinged or over-chambered rounds are in there too for range-only rounds unsuitable (or no longer suitable) for carrying.

Ideally all the ammo would be neatly organized near the gun storage that fits all the guns neatly, until then categories will get separated and storage will be prioritized.

There's rifle ammo in the rifle cabinet (some in mags or on strippers as applicable), pistol ammo segregated into ammo cans and ammo-can-like containers by caliber (some share, e.g. Mak&Tok are in some cans ... others are one type only, all are labeled clearly) and rimfire is broken up by "bulk" and "boxed" for plinking-grade and nicer CCI or specialty ammo as well as .22wmr.

I worry more about room and organization than burgling or exploding storage.

 

[rbernie]

I was taught that ammo and other such things that can go BOOM! should never be stored in any cabinetry that could potentially become pressurized and grenade with great force. If you look at the .gov regs for storing powder and such, they specify wood or other relatively frangible materials specifically to keep the storage container from becoming a pressure vessel.