Project - a DIY ammo locker
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Just funnin' ya, man.
I'm pretty much with you. See no need to ever drive anything but a truck, the entire essence of my hair-care product line consists of a $.79 comb and some cheap shampoo, we've been married 20 years, and I still have a coffee table from my first marriage (which I regularly put my feet on).
I've told my family that they could make a very watchable TV show with the opposite premise...Take some very fashion-wise, hip young guy and teach him some manly arts.
Have those American Chopper guys teach some girly-man how to arc weld.
Get Ted Nugent to teach him how to take a deer with nothing but a longbow and a loincloth.
Have Jesse James give him a lesson on the art of tatooing.
Just funnin' ya, man.
I'm pretty much with you. See no need to ever drive anything but a truck, the entire essence of my hair-care product line consists of a $.79 comb and some cheap shampoo, we've been married 20 years, and I still have a coffee table from my first marriage (which I regularly put my feet on).
I've told my family that they could make a very watchable TV show with the opposite premise...Take some very fashion-wise, hip young guy and teach him some manly arts.
Have those American Chopper guys teach some girly-man how to arc weld.
Get Ted Nugent to teach him how to take a deer with nothing but a longbow and a loincloth.
Have Jesse James give him a lesson on the art of tatooing.
sturmruger
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I like the look of your ammo storage locker. I have been thinking over what to do with all of my ammo that is starting to stack up.
BluesBear
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I hace noticed from several threads that many of y'all are using the blue Dillon AkroBins for storage.
I have found a source for AkroBins in twelve sizes and ELEVEN colours.
(Green is available in several sizes but isn't shown on the colour chart.)
On the chart if you click on the item number on he left it will show pricing information.
This company also has dividers and lids for the AkroBins. Just do a search on "bins" and you see a lot of oprions and accessories.
I have found a source for AkroBins in twelve sizes and ELEVEN colours.
(Green is available in several sizes but isn't shown on the colour chart.)
On the chart if you click on the item number on he left it will show pricing information.
This company also has dividers and lids for the AkroBins. Just do a search on "bins" and you see a lot of oprions and accessories.
Valkman
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I have a Gorilla Rack with big blue bins for storage. Works great but it's not enough for alot of heavy items, and it doesn't seem to be available anymore. It is great for primers, brass, stuff like that.
biere
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I did not realize the fit would be so perfect, I sort of figured I would have to make some wood spacers to keep things tight. Great idea and the assembly hints help a lot as I was sort of wondering about that.
I can easily use 2 of these right now since I need to empty the closet out that I currently have all the ammo in right now. One cabinet for ammo and the other one will organize the assorted leftovers that guns create.
Another idea I used on one of the big sets of shelves was to make plywood sides and a back for it. I did not need doors, but I was then able to drill the plywood and hang things off it, I had access to all sides and it made a lot of "wall" space.
One thing I often thought about doing with the cabinet doors with the 1/4 inch or 1/2 inch lip was to glue in some plywood or something and make hanging space. This of course depends on depth of shelves as well as how sturdy the door hinges are.
Thanks for sharing everyone.
I can easily use 2 of these right now since I need to empty the closet out that I currently have all the ammo in right now. One cabinet for ammo and the other one will organize the assorted leftovers that guns create.
Another idea I used on one of the big sets of shelves was to make plywood sides and a back for it. I did not need doors, but I was then able to drill the plywood and hang things off it, I had access to all sides and it made a lot of "wall" space.
One thing I often thought about doing with the cabinet doors with the 1/4 inch or 1/2 inch lip was to glue in some plywood or something and make hanging space. This of course depends on depth of shelves as well as how sturdy the door hinges are.
Thanks for sharing everyone.
Moparmike
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God forbid any of yall should have to move!
Sven
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I like the idea of semi-clear bins - you can see what's in them without having to peer around.
Preacherman
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Eyz, good point about securing the cabinet to studs. Of course, it's easy to do that with this setup, too: drill holes in the floor and/or back, and secure it with screws and washers to the floorboards and/or wall studs. Personally, I don't bother, as trying to move one of these when fully loaded, even with two or three people, is likely to produce several hernias!
Preacherman
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And here it is - all filled up and noplace to go! I reckon there are somewhere between 19,000 and 20,000 rounds of ammo in there, in three shotgun gauges, ten rifle calibers, and eleven handgun calibers (plus a few odds and ends of calibers for which I only keep a few rounds). In case that sounds like a lot, don't worry - I bulk-buy ammo at the beginning of each year, as I can get a 40% discount by buying more than 10,000 rounds from a single supplier. This lot will get shot up over the course of 2004. Nice to have it all organized at last.
I reckon there are somewhere between 19,000 and 20,000 rounds of ammo in there, in three shotgun gauges, ten rifle calibers, and eleven handgun calibers (plus a few odds and ends of calibers for which I only keep a few rounds). In case that sounds like a lot, don't worry - I bulk-buy ammo at the beginning of each year, as I can get a 40% discount by buying more than 10,000 rounds from a single supplier. This lot will get shot up over the course of 2004. Nice to have it all organized at last.
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Moparmike
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I know its a sin, but this tight-budgeted college student is envious of your ammo dump.
Are those shelves bowing?
Are those shelves bowing?
carpettbaggerr
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I haven't seen any dealers who offer more than case discounts. What supplier do you buy from, and what does the ammo cost with 40% off?
Moparmike
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Halon.
Preacherman
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Moparmike - no, they're curtsying... I mean, no, they're not bowing at all!
Carpetbaggerr - it's a special deal organized by a local LE office. Being an LEO (as a Federal prison chaplain) I was able to get in on the deal.
Deleteall - if there's a fire, I simply inform the fire department to stand back and enjoy the show. That's what insurance is for! Seriously, though, it's in a part of the house where fire is rather less likely: and in a fire, ammunition doesn't explode - it simply "pops" (try it yourself sometime - put a couple of pistol rounds into a fire (at a safe distance) and you'll see that no bullets go zooming off, although bits of cartridge case might bounce around a little). The cupboard is of fairly flimsy construction, as these things go, so any excess gases will easily be vented. There's no danger of an explosion (although it might get noisy for a while!).
Carpetbaggerr - it's a special deal organized by a local LE office. Being an LEO (as a Federal prison chaplain) I was able to get in on the deal.
Deleteall - if there's a fire, I simply inform the fire department to stand back and enjoy the show. That's what insurance is for!
Seriously, though, it's in a part of the house where fire is rather less likely: and in a fire, ammunition doesn't explode - it simply "pops" (try it yourself sometime - put a couple of pistol rounds into a fire (at a safe distance) and you'll see that no bullets go zooming off, although bits of cartridge case might bounce around a little). The cupboard is of fairly flimsy construction, as these things go, so any excess gases will easily be vented. There's no danger of an explosion (although it might get noisy for a while!).Gewehr! What is that big piece of electronic equipment on your workbench (if you don't mind me asking)? It kind of reminds me of the old Hallicrafters and Hammerlund shortwave radios. I've longed for a couple of those old tube shortwave radios for years. I'm assuming it's not a radio, since it's over a large oscilliscope.
Great thread, here.
Steve
Great thread, here.
Steve
Steve, you're pretty close.
It's a military Hammarlund wideband radio receiver. There used to be Department of Defense and CIA listening posts all over the world, tuning in to the airwaves for anything of value. (I'll neither confirm nor deny that those listening posts still exist) That radio was one of the survivors when the listening posts went to quartz-locked semiconductor equipment. I was ordered to "dispose of it" some years ago. So I did.
I'm a sucker for vacuum tube electronics, my dad brought me up building radios and amplifiers, and he continues to this day to restore and repair old radio sets and audio equipment, from Victrolas and Atwater-Kents to Grundigs and Fisher amplifiers. That old Hickok oscilloscope and aforementioned Hammarlund military receiver are a couple that he helped me restore to perfect working condition, in his two-story inventor's workshop converted from an old barn. Upstairs in that workshop, he's got one of the biggest collections of NOS vacuum tubes this side of the Mississippi river. The Hammarlund has no less than 28 tubes, trust me, I've handled them all, and replaced a bunch of them.
They're now part of the Gewehr98 evil laboratory, combining a computer lab, reloading room, radio shack, weather station, ammo dump, and esoteric gun collection. As soon as I get a smidgen more organized, and get all those ammo cans up off the floor, the Hammarlund, it's speaker panel (seen on the floor), one of the oscilloscopes, large UPS, laser printer, and one of my file servers are going into an industrial rack mount. Then it'll be time to tackle the mess that is my reloading bench!
Preacherman, if you haven't said so already, do you have the SKU number from the box on that WalMart shelf unit? It would make my search go a little easier.
It's a military Hammarlund wideband radio receiver. There used to be Department of Defense and CIA listening posts all over the world, tuning in to the airwaves for anything of value. (I'll neither confirm nor deny that those listening posts still exist) That radio was one of the survivors when the listening posts went to quartz-locked semiconductor equipment. I was ordered to "dispose of it" some years ago. So I did.
I'm a sucker for vacuum tube electronics, my dad brought me up building radios and amplifiers, and he continues to this day to restore and repair old radio sets and audio equipment, from Victrolas and Atwater-Kents to Grundigs and Fisher amplifiers. That old Hickok oscilloscope and aforementioned Hammarlund military receiver are a couple that he helped me restore to perfect working condition, in his two-story inventor's workshop converted from an old barn. Upstairs in that workshop, he's got one of the biggest collections of NOS vacuum tubes this side of the Mississippi river. The Hammarlund has no less than 28 tubes, trust me, I've handled them all, and replaced a bunch of them.
They're now part of the Gewehr98 evil laboratory, combining a computer lab, reloading room, radio shack, weather station, ammo dump, and esoteric gun collection. As soon as I get a smidgen more organized, and get all those ammo cans up off the floor, the Hammarlund, it's speaker panel (seen on the floor), one of the oscilloscopes, large UPS, laser printer, and one of my file servers are going into an industrial rack mount. Then it'll be time to tackle the mess that is my reloading bench!
Preacherman, if you haven't said so already, do you have the SKU number from the box on that WalMart shelf unit? It would make my search go a little easier.
Preacherman
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Gewehr, the shelves are made by Hirsh Industries of 1500 Delaware Ave., Des Moines, Iowa 50317. It's their Model 13036, with 5 shelves, measuring 16" deep by 36" wide by 72" high, and rated for 900 pounds weight, "evenly distributed". The bar-code numeric value is 29404 13036, and the price was $27.88 at Wal-Mart.
The Hirsh Industries Web site (which isn't very helpful, I'm afraid!) is here. I'd suggest contacting them directly if you can't find the product locally - they can tell you who would stock it in your area. The shelves look like this:
The Hirsh Industries Web site (which isn't very helpful, I'm afraid!) is here. I'd suggest contacting them directly if you can't find the product locally - they can tell you who would stock it in your area. The shelves look like this:
Valkman
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They have a fiberboard covering, and then a plastic sheet that makes the bins slide and keeps them separated. I love those bins, but it's not nearly enough room, and I don't have anywhere near the ammo Preacherman does! I have this 6' closet in my den we don't use as a closet so I'm still working on finding shelves to fit in there. That will be alot of storage, and I can get the powder out of the garage for the Vegas summer.
WhoKnowsWho
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I remember reading something about .22 LR ammo being quite dangerous since the brass is thin it could become shrapnel like. Was that one of those "rare" internet rumors you hear about?
Preacherman
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Any bits of brass cartridge case could be dangerous if the velocity is high enough: however, you'd have to be standing within a few feet to sustain anything serious. They're so light and aerodynamically inefficient that they can't fly far or fast.
sm
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Preacherman,
Filled up looks great!
I was checking for cats behind the ammo...The Cask of Amontillado
You did a really great job...and I don't even see the cats...
Filled up looks great!
I was checking for cats behind the ammo...The Cask of Amontillado
You did a really great job...and I don't even see the cats...
dustind
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When shooting my .22LR Neos I usually end up with tiny brass flakes imbedding in the outermost layer of my skin. It stings a tiny bit, but no big deal.
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