Cardboard Ammo Boxes and trays

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kalielkslayer said:
I like the cardboard boxes with styrofoam insert because it’ll keep the cases from rattling.

I use the plastic flip top containers. I also vacuum seal 50 rounds of pistol rounds and 30 rounds of rifle rounds. If you vacuum all the air out, it becomes stiff and quiet. Cannot hurt storage life.
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Funny. I have one of the newer 'Seal-a-meal' bagging units and never thought about vacuuming the rounds....:thumbup:
 
Akula69 said:
Funny. I have one of the newer 'Seal-a-meal' bagging units and never thought about vacuuming the rounds....:thumbup:
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I have pristine old boxes of .351WSL vacuum sealed in one of my gun safes. Waiting for the prices to go up enough to justify selling them. I figured maybe the bag and lack of oxygen might help the cardboard last better. Seems to be working out that way.
 
For small amounts of ammo used for testing, ziplock baggies with post-it notes inside.

For regular amounts used for range days, I really like the "antique replica" boxes from Cheyenne.

For large amounts used for competition or intensive training days, loose in .30 Cal ammo boxes works as well for me as it does for a lot of other shooters I've met.
 
All my 9mm, 45 or 40 goes into 20mm cans…when I go to the range I load up a 30 cal. can and head out, loading ammo boxes to me is nuts…used to do it but not again. Same thing with shotgun, except it drops into 5 gallon buckets...go to range grab a bucket
 
FWIW; when I was going to a range in the '90s -2000s a guy that showed up with an ammo can full of loose handloads was given a lot of respect. More often than not he was a very good shooter and very knowledgeable handloader...
 
mdi said:
FWIW; when I was going to a range in the '90s -2000s a guy that showed up with an ammo can full of loose handloads was given a lot of respect. More often than not he was a very good shooter and very knowledgeable handloader...
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90’s is when Glock showed it’s face and everyone because bad shooters
 
I eat a lot of sandwiches so I am left with many many plastic tubs from Hillshire Farms. They used to be a little bigger so one tub holds about 200 rounds of 9mm which is about one day at the range. I haven't counted the quantity of the small ones but I really like just taking off the top and grabbing a hand full of rounds. They are clear so you can see what's inside and you can write on the top with an erasable marker. I've been called the "Tupperware guy" at the range more than once.
 
jag22 said:
I eat a lot of sandwiches so I am left with many many plastic tubs from Hillshire Farms. They used to be a little bigger so one tub holds about 200 rounds of 9mm which is about one day at the range. I haven't counted the quantity of the small ones but I really like just taking off the top and grabbing a hand full of rounds. They are clear so you can see what's inside and you can write on the top with an erasable marker. I've been called the "Tupperware guy" at the range more than once.
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Very clever. I use the Curlys pulled pork tubs for bullets and cases when reloading but never thought to use them for loaded ammo.
 
FWIW; I saw the idea somewhere quite a while ago for making my own boxes. Kinda labor intensive but with nuttin' else to do I made a few. Take a factory ammo box and carefully take it apart. I used a razor blade to cut the glue. Flatten out the opened box and use it for a pattern and cut some paste board out and fold/glue (not the heavy stuff like you see in hardware stores, but the "heavy" paper found in stationary/department stores. Don't help with the inserts, but makes nice boxes...
 
AK Hunter said:
I pick my reloadable boxes out of the trash can at the gun range when no one is looking.
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I do this as well, but I don't care if anyone is looking...
I have the MTM boxes as well, but the boxes I get from the range are more convenient and much cheaper!

I do use zip lock bags for small batches of rifle rounds, but they don't stack well in the ammo cabinet. For most of my 223 reloads I stick them in a 30 cal ammo can. If I want to take a smaller quantity, I decant into zip lock bags.
I also use some of the "value-pack" ammo boxes for some pistol and rifle ammo. I label all of my reloads with stick on labels.
 
mdi said:
FWIW; I saw the idea somewhere quite a while ago for making my own boxes. Kinda labor intensive but with nuttin' else to do I made a few. Take a factory ammo box and carefully take it apart. I used a razor blade to cut the glue. Flatten out the opened box and use it for a pattern and cut some paste board out and fold/glue (not the heavy stuff like you see in hardware stores, but the "heavy" paper found in stationary/department stores. Don't help with the inserts, but makes nice boxes...
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Like this. These are old Perfecta 223 and 9mm boxes turned inside out and reglued with a hot glue gun. Relabel them and you are good to go.

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