Suggestions - need to move and transport ammo

AssMan · Jul 18, 2015

Need to pack up my ammo and move it. Truck is covered, so I don't need sealed cans, but I do need to pack and carry it. Any ideas beyond the obvious plastic bins and boxes? Anyone have smaller wooden crates (foot locker) or a bunch of .50 cal cans they will sell cheap?

p.s. - if anyone is at the HoCo show, let me know if the guy that usually sells cans and crates is there in the back. Thanks! :party29:

redeemed.man · Jul 18, 2015

snallygaster said:
Need to pack up my ammo and move it. Truck is covered, so I don't need sealed cans, but I do need to pack and carry it. Any ideas beyond the obvious plastic bins and boxes? Anyone have smaller wooden crates (foot locker) or a bunch of .50 cal cans they will sell cheap?

p.s. - if anyone is at the HoCo show, let me know if the guy that usually sells cans and crates is there in the back. Thanks!

Congrats on your move to freedom.

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Boss94 · Jul 18, 2015

I have some .50 cans at $9 each pm if interested.

StantonCree · Jul 18, 2015

Try a skateboard, a dolly, your arms, or a car. Anything with wheels should work sufficiently. I'd personally go with a new F150

AssMan · Jul 18, 2015

Boss94 said:
I have some .50 cans at $9 each pm if interested.

Thanks. Picked up some larger cans at the gun show. Will PM if I need more.

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Alea Jacta Est · Jul 18, 2015

I bought some second hand Anvil cases on wheels and put the ammo cans in them. I also got a couple big Hardigg cases with wheels and put ammo in them. Lifting them was a major pain for two guys. But them moved well and were secure.

AssMan · Jul 18, 2015

Nnztg8r said:
I bought some second hand Anvil cases on wheels and put the ammo cans in them. I also got a couple big Hardigg cases with wheels and put ammo in them. Lifting them was a major pain for two guys. But them moved well and were secure.

Those look like very nice cases. Had I planned better, it would have been a great idea.

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AssMan · Jul 18, 2015

Looks like I'm a couple of cans short. Probably need another 40mm and two .50 cans - not including shotgun stuff. Already have most of that in plastic containers though.

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DutchV · Jul 18, 2015

Five gallon buckets work, and you can get them cheap at Walmart, Home Depot, etc. Five gallons of water weighs forty pounds, so they're pretty sturdy. Get the lids, too.

Another option is kitty litter buckets. Ask your cat-owning friends to save the buckets for you. Not quite as nice as the five gallon buckets, but they are free.

AssMan · Jul 19, 2015

One good thing about moving thousands of rounds of ammo is that it provides an opportunity to take inventory. I have way too much 54r and not enough 9mm, .38 or .357. Wouldn't hurt to top off by adding a couple of cases of 5.56 and x39 while it's still cheap.

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plinkerton · Jul 19, 2015

snallygaster said:
One good thing about moving thousands of rounds of ammo is that it provides an opportunity to take inventory. I have way too much 54r and not enough 9mm, .38 or .357. Wouldn't hurt to top off by adding a couple of cases of 5.56 and x39 while it's still cheap.

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I'm a little light on 54R, maybe I can save you the trouble of moving it.

Minuteman · Jul 19, 2015

If you can lift a 5 gallon bucket with ammo, you are superhuman.

bigdummy30 · Jul 19, 2015

Minuteman said:
If you can lift a 5 gallon bucket with ammo, you are superhuman.

Would one in each hand mean I'm double superhuman?

DutchV · Jul 19, 2015

Minuteman said:
If you can lift a 5 gallon bucket with ammo, you are superhuman.

No need to fill them all the way. Cheaper than ammo cans, sturdy and easier to maneuver than a pile of loose ammo, even if you need a hand truck to do it.

rico903 · Jul 20, 2015

Minuteman said:
If you can lift a 5 gallon bucket with ammo, you are superhuman.

A 5 gallon bucket of brass weighs about 70lbs. How much would you guess one with loaded ammo weighs? A lot is my guess.

AssMan · Jul 20, 2015

These 40mm cans are perfect. IMO. Wish I had bought more. Sealed, stackable and have handles. Put about a case and a half in each and they are still manageable.

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pwoolford · Jul 20, 2015

snallygaster said:
These 40mm cans are perfect. IMO. Wish I had bought more. Sealed, stackable and have handles. Put about a case and a half in each and they are still manageable.

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I was going to suggest the 40mm cans also. If your ammo is loose .50cal cans are great but if still boxed I like the 40mm cans.

Minuteman · Jul 20, 2015

rico903 said:
A 5 gallon bucket of brass weighs about 70lbs. How much would you guess one with loaded ammo weighs? A lot is my guess.

Good points, all.

Ok, I'll guess:

A 5 gallon bucket could hold about 4 cases (1000 rounds; 5.56). Each case is about 30 pounds (28lbs, quick check); so we are rhetorical talking about roughly 120 pounds per bucket. The flimsy wire handle probably can't support that weight, even if most of us could.

I recommend sticking with standard metal, mil spec ammo cans for storage and transport. Most manufacturers will ship in heavy duty card board boxes (double boxed usually), that seems ok too as long as you can keep it dry.

Ammo cans are still cheap and have lots of great uses.

Sundazes · Jul 20, 2015

Believe it or not, when I moved about 10 years ago, I used Huggies diaper boxes for a lot of the ammo. They are strong as hell. This was for ammo in 50 and 100 round boxes, not in ammo cans. I still have one in my shed. 10 years ago I had 2 in diapers.

Goldslammer · Jul 20, 2015

Plano 56qt storage tote

I picked up a couple of these for $10 at Bass Pro a few months ago.
Work great for carrying a lot of shotgun shells.

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