How do you store ammunition?
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right now either in the box they came in or ammo cans.
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I typlically have my ammo stored in my closet on a shelf, divided up by caliber. I had some Wolf .223 that was kept in the garage for a few years and then in my closet, the ammo is 4 years old and I had a few failure to loads at the range recently, but it's old and cheap and didn't damage my Bushmaster, thank God. I remember 4 years ago when I ordered it from Sportsmansguide.com, it was $96.00 for 1000 rounds, miss those days.
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What caliber do you reload?
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in factory boxes, in my safe
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in 50 gal. drums buried in the back yard ... 
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I have been reloading since I was 10, which makes it 16 years of experience for me now. My dad started me out, and at the time I was starting to shoot his 6" barreled .41Mag Bisley BlackHawk, he would tell me that If I wanted to shoot it, that I had to load for it and thats how I got started.
Currently I load for my weapons, Pistol .38Spc, .357Mag, .41Mag, .45LC, .40S&W, .45ACP Rifle .223Rem, .250Savage Ackley Imp., .30-06Spr, .41Mag Shotgun 20 & 12 Gauge. I also reload for friends and family in what ever cal they want as long as they provide the dies and supplies. I run pistol ammo on a Dillon 550B and rifle cals on an RCBS Rock Chucker II. I use a Lee Load All for 20 gauge and a MEC for 12.
Use to reload 10MM Auto but I dont have a gun for that ammo any more, and I used to also reload .204Ruger, but the barrel got replaced with a .223 for light bullets. Also, Ive loaded some 9MM Luger and 9MM Makarov, 44Spc, .243Winchester and 7MM Rem Mag.
All my old cartridge boxes are gathering dust in storage; I've used Ziploc bags for 10 years. Convenient to use & write on, and you have pretty much complete protection from moisture, which boxes generally do not provide. It's all stored on shelves in the basement, which runs 55-65F year-round.
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I generally keep a min of 500rds of carry ammo in each caliber on hand. What isn't loaded in mags is kept in the factory boxes inside my safe. I figure this ammo doesn't get shot that much so it might be stored for years so I want it climate controlled to the best of my ability.
Range/class ammo is stockpiled loose in the smaller, thin ammo cans. I can store more in a can (thus requiring less cans and taking up less shelf space) by having it loose. It is also easier/faster to load loose rounds than having to open/handle/dispose of boxes and inserts on the range. The ammo cans are stored on a metal shelf. I use paper sticky labels to label what's inside (e.g. 9mm 124gr factory FMJ, .45acp 230gr factory FMJ, 9mm 115gr re-loads, etc.). The labels can be removed fairly easily or a new one can simply be placed over the old one as the contents change.
Side note on ammo cans. I much prefer the smaller cans. The larger cans simply get too heavy when full. I'm getting older and my chiropractor would prob suggests I not tote those big cans around any more than I have to. I recently swapped all my larger ones out to smaller ones once and for all.
Range/class ammo is stockpiled loose in the smaller, thin ammo cans. I can store more in a can (thus requiring less cans and taking up less shelf space) by having it loose. It is also easier/faster to load loose rounds than having to open/handle/dispose of boxes and inserts on the range. The ammo cans are stored on a metal shelf. I use paper sticky labels to label what's inside (e.g. 9mm 124gr factory FMJ, .45acp 230gr factory FMJ, 9mm 115gr re-loads, etc.). The labels can be removed fairly easily or a new one can simply be placed over the old one as the contents change.
Side note on ammo cans. I much prefer the smaller cans. The larger cans simply get too heavy when full. I'm getting older and my chiropractor would prob suggests I not tote those big cans around any more than I have to. I recently swapped all my larger ones out to smaller ones once and for all.
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I use 50cal ammo cans and a seperate can for each caliber. Range ammo stored loose in can and carry ammo goes in zip lock bags in ammo can. Rifle rounds are on stripper clips and ready to go.
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... sounds like you need more ammo.
I only have 9mm and I keep most of it in the original boxes on a shelf in a locked cabinet. Mostly SD rounds and a few hundred rds of range ammo. I also have a sealed case, and a few loaded mags in there. i keep a couple of loaded mags handy, bedside drawer, book shelf, etc.
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That's what I do, too...
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