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How to Fit 1000 Rounds of 7.62X39 in a 50 Cal Ammo Can (Page 1 of 5)
Posted: 3/11/2014 10:45:10 PM EDT
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I didn't make this technique up, I actually saw it on here a long time ago. I thought I'd take some pics as I was canning up some ammo for long term storage for those who have never seen this done before. Credit goes to member CAR_16 who did this thread a while back, but it has gone to the archives. ETA: This will work with Golden Tiger, Wolf, Tulammo, and any other that have this same size box. Brown Bear and a few others have a slightly different size box, and they won't stack in like these will. Start off with an empty 50 cal ammo can...  The layers will go in like this, starting from left to right. The fourth row of ammo boxes will fit in the middle at the end.  Here's the first layer in the box...  Second layer...  Third layer...  Then that last row in the middle... I always leave that packing slip in there, because it's cool.  Throw in some desicant if you want and seal them up! Don't forget the labels!   |
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Originally Posted By nchapa:
I was thinking of doing that myself but wasnt sure if I wanted to do 500 rounds in the .30 cal cans or 1k in .50 cal cans. To bad cans are expensive around here. Gander mountain has brand new 50 cal ammo cans for $14.99. If you order 4 or more its free shipping. I bought 7 last week, they are mint never used. Enter this item # into search bar on the site- Item # 732803 free shipping is automatically added once you add 4 or more cans |
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Originally Posted By FlyLeaf: Gander mountain has brand new 50 cal ammo cans for $14.99. If you order 4 or more its free shipping. I bought 7 last week, they are mint never used. Enter this item # into search bar on the site- Item # 732803 free shipping is automatically added once you add 4 or more cans Originally Posted By FlyLeaf: Originally Posted By nchapa: I was thinking of doing that myself but wasnt sure if I wanted to do 500 rounds in the .30 cal cans or 1k in .50 cal cans. To bad cans are expensive around here. Gander mountain has brand new 50 cal ammo cans for $14.99. If you order 4 or more its free shipping. I bought 7 last week, they are mint never used. Enter this item # into search bar on the site- Item # 732803 free shipping is automatically added once you add 4 or more cans That's a deal, especially with free shipping. Those were my last two empty ones, might have to order some more! I have a few 30 cal cans on the way, some more 50's would be great.
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Originally Posted By DetrhoytMAK: Hellz yeah, OP! Thanks again! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v638/KOOLmike/20140311_232655_zpswleelxa4.jpg Glad it worked out for you! The monitor in the background messed me up for a second... I was thinking "That guy has a bunch of Golden Tiger!"
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Originally Posted By grimhollow:
Glad it worked out for you! The monitor in the background messed me up for a second... I was thinking "That guy has a bunch of Golden Tiger!"
Originally Posted By grimhollow:
Originally Posted By DetrhoytMAK:
Hellz yeah, OP! Thanks again!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v638/KOOLmike/20140311_232655_zpswleelxa4.jpg Glad it worked out for you! The monitor in the background messed me up for a second... I was thinking "That guy has a bunch of Golden Tiger!"
In this case, you're that guy. Lucky you!
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Thanks OP, just rearranged mine too. Most I was getting was 920 per can. The labels on the front are fine but I take a 3"x5" index card and cut it in half and keep a running total on what's in the can (makes keeping track of it a lot easier) Any tips for the .30 cal. can to get 500 in there ?? Most I'm getting is 480....I knew I should have played more tetris when I was younger .
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Originally Posted By 56type: Thanks OP, just rearranged mine too. Most I was getting was 920 per can. The labels on the front are fine but I take a 3"x5" index card and cut it in half and keep a running total on what's in the can (makes keeping track of it a lot easier) Any tips for the .30 cal. can to get 500 in there ?? Most I'm getting is 480....I knew I should have played more tetris when I was younger .I am not sure about how to get 500 in a 30 cal can right off. I do have one with 500 tulammo rounds in it, I'll have to open it up and see how I did it. They might be loose rounds, I can't remember how I put them in I just remember seeing the label.
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Originally Posted By grimhollow:
I am not sure about how to get 500 in a 30 cal can right off. I do have one with 500 tulammo rounds in it, I'll have to open it up and see how I did it. They might be loose rounds, I can't remember how I put them in I just remember seeing the label. Originally Posted By grimhollow:
Originally Posted By 56type:
Thanks OP, just rearranged mine too. Most I was getting was 920 per can. The labels on the front are fine but I take a 3"x5" index card and cut it in half and keep a running total on what's in the can (makes keeping track of it a lot easier) Any tips for the .30 cal. can to get 500 in there ?? Most I'm getting is 480....I knew I should have played more tetris when I was younger .I am not sure about how to get 500 in a 30 cal can right off. I do have one with 500 tulammo rounds in it, I'll have to open it up and see how I did it. They might be loose rounds, I can't remember how I put them in I just remember seeing the label. I was getting 1000 on stripper clips in the .50 cal. can but I wasn't able to pull it off with the ammo. in the box til I saw this thread. It was a PITA to try to keep up with unless you adjusted the round count card as soon as you took any out, which if I was in a hurry it didn't get done.
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Originally Posted By 56type: Thanks OP, just rearranged mine too. Most I was getting was 920 per can. The labels on the front are fine but I take a 3"x5" index card and cut it in half and keep a running total on what's in the can (makes keeping track of it a lot easier) Any tips for the .30 cal. can to get 500 in there ?? Most I'm getting is 480....I knew I should have played more tetris when I was younger .Here you go, 500 in a 30 cal can is even easier... Two layers like this...  Then the last five go on top.  |
1250 in a 50 cal can. 
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Originally Posted By grimhollow:
Here you go, 500 in a 30 cal can is even easier... Two layers like this... http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3802/13108562994_92b1b481b6_z.jpg Then the last five go on top.
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3710/13108558914_3d7fa2de74_z.jpg Originally Posted By grimhollow:
Originally Posted By 56type:
Thanks OP, just rearranged mine too. Most I was getting was 920 per can. The labels on the front are fine but I take a 3"x5" index card and cut it in half and keep a running total on what's in the can (makes keeping track of it a lot easier) Any tips for the .30 cal. can to get 500 in there ?? Most I'm getting is 480....I knew I should have played more tetris when I was younger .Here you go, 500 in a 30 cal can is even easier... Two layers like this... http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3802/13108562994_92b1b481b6_z.jpg Then the last five go on top.
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3710/13108558914_3d7fa2de74_z.jpg Thanks !!
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Originally Posted By XM-15: 1250 in a 50 cal can. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/xm15a2/100_0787_zps70fde90a.jpg I'm just ocd enough to do that, too! Reminds me of how I pack up my 5.56 on stripper clips, haha.... |
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Originally Posted By XM-15:
1250 in a 50 cal can.
<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/user/xm15a2/media/100_0787_zps70fde90a.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/xm15a2/100_0787_zps70fde90a.jpg</a> I couldn't imagine trying to get to that bottom can |
| I have a good bit of 7.62x39 and not enough cans, however I do have am empty 40mm can which will never move again after I fill it. I plan on just re supplying my .50's with ammo from it. Does anyone have a good method for packing 7.62x39 in one of these big bastards |
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Originally Posted By glocktalk:
I have a good bit of 7.62x39 and not enough cans, however I do have am empty 40mm can which will never move again after I fill it. I plan on just re supplying my .50's with ammo from it. Does anyone have a good method for packing 7.62x39 in one of these big bastards In loaded mags  30 mags fit in a 20mm ammo can almost perfectly.
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Originally Posted By glocktalk:
I have a good bit of 7.62x39 and not enough cans, however I do have am empty 40mm can which will never move again after I fill it. I plan on just re supplying my .50's with ammo from it. Does anyone have a good method for packing 7.62x39 in one of these big bastards I filled one up and it held if i remember correctly @2200 or so x39 in boxes.It weighed close to 100 lbs when full. I took out the ammo and put some mags in it instead, too damn heavy. A good way to estimate how much ammo you have for those who store the ammo loose is by weight. 250 is @ 10lbs, 500 rounds is @ 20lbs, 1000 is @ 40lbs. |
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Most of the stuff I put in the 50 cal cans is going to be there a while. The stuff I'm planning on shooting usually goes in 30 cal cans, or I just leave it out of cans. Carrying those 40 lb cans gets old fast! ETA: Here is a good use for any M67 crates you might have around. 16 loaded magazines will fit perfectly, that's 480 rounds ready to rock and roll! Maybe we should rename this thread "Cool Ways to Store Ammo"  |
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Originally Posted By grimhollow:
Most of the stuff I put in the 50 cal cans is going to be there a while. The stuff I'm planning on shooting usually goes in 30 cal cans, or I just leave it out of cans. Carrying those 40 lb cans gets old fast!
ETA: Here is a good use for any M67 crates you might have around. 16 loaded magazines will fit perfectly, that's 480 rounds ready to rock and roll! Maybe we should rename this thread "Cool Ways to Store Ammo"
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8055/8417628852_78d9d78bd0_z.jpg Pretty cool, too bad all of my M67 crates are still sealed.Guess i will have to wait for zombies to attack before opening them.
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Originally Posted By XM-15:
1250 in a 50 cal can.
<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/user/xm15a2/media/100_0787_zps70fde90a.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/xm15a2/100_0787_zps70fde90a.jpg</a> Question, do you have to alternate the directions the rounds lay or do they just go in nice neat rows? I ask because I'm like the other poster, lots of 7.62x39, not a lot of ammo cans.
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Originally Posted By kyron4: doesn't work with the WOLF WPA polyformance and WOLF Military Classic boxes  They must have changed boxes at some point because I know I have some Military Classic put away like this. I don't have any of the WPA though, just normal Wolf black boxes. ETA: Here are some I packed up a few years ago... I don't have any WPA to compare box sizes. Maybe they changed the box sizes on the Military Classic at some point?   |
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Originally Posted By grimhollow:
They must have changed boxes at some point because I know I have some Military Classic put away like this. I don't have any of the WPA though, just normal Wolf black boxes. ETA: Here are some I packed up a few years ago... I don't have any WPA to compare box sizes. Maybe they changed the box sizes on the Military Classic at some point?
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3814/13155564234_45a1c51bc7_z.jpg Originally Posted By grimhollow:
Originally Posted By kyron4:
doesn't work with the WOLF WPA polyformance and WOLF Military Classic boxes They must have changed boxes at some point because I know I have some Military Classic put away like this. I don't have any of the WPA though, just normal Wolf black boxes. ETA: Here are some I packed up a few years ago... I don't have any WPA to compare box sizes. Maybe they changed the box sizes on the Military Classic at some point?
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3814/13155564234_45a1c51bc7_z.jpg Yes, they did. I compared it with some older WOLF and GT and the box is longer. The ammo is made by Barnaul which is who makes Brown Bear so it has that longer Brown Bear box. They are roughly 2 1/2" long, 1 3/4" tall, and just under 2" wide. |
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Originally Posted By kyron4 Yes, they did. I compared it with some older WOLF and GT and the box is longer. The ammo is made by Barnaul which is who makes Brown Bear so it has that longer Brown Bear box. They are roughly 2 1/2" long, 1 3/4" tall, and just under 2" wide. Originally Posted By kyron4 Yes, they did. I compared it with some older WOLF and GT and the box is longer. The ammo is made by Barnaul which is who makes Brown Bear so it has that longer Brown Bear box. They are roughly 2 1/2" long, 1 3/4" tall, and just under 2" wide. I see... Good to know!
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Originally Posted By nightdh:
Ammocanman.com use code "facebook" You're welcome ETA: the grade 2 cans are perfect if you're not worried about coloring. You'll get about 3 or 4 out of 10 with some misc. spray paint on them. Thanks for the heads up. I ordered a dozen 50 cal, the grade 1 was only $10 more for a dozen. I also got some 30 cal and fat 50s. |
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Originally Posted By nchapa: How many loaded mags fit in a 50 can? 30 can? I figured somebody else might have answered this one by now. I haven't had much success fitting many loaded mags in a 50 cal or 30 cal can. I do have a bunch of 5.45 mags in one of those Cabelas dry boxes, but they aren't waterproof and don't give a really good seal like the milsurp cans do. I want to say 28 loaded 5.45 magazines will fit in one of those.
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Originally Posted By 56type:
I was getting 1000 on stripper clips in the .50 cal. can but I wasn't able to pull it off with the ammo. in the box til I saw this thread. It was a PITA to try to keep up with unless you adjusted the round count card as soon as you took any out, which if I was in a hurry it didn't get done.Originally Posted By 56type:
Originally Posted By grimhollow:
Originally Posted By 56type:
Thanks OP, just rearranged mine too. Most I was getting was 920 per can. The labels on the front are fine but I take a 3"x5" index card and cut it in half and keep a running total on what's in the can (makes keeping track of it a lot easier) Any tips for the .30 cal. can to get 500 in there ?? Most I'm getting is 480....I knew I should have played more tetris when I was younger .I am not sure about how to get 500 in a 30 cal can right off. I do have one with 500 tulammo rounds in it, I'll have to open it up and see how I did it. They might be loose rounds, I can't remember how I put them in I just remember seeing the label. I was getting 1000 on stripper clips in the .50 cal. can but I wasn't able to pull it off with the ammo. in the box til I saw this thread. It was a PITA to try to keep up with unless you adjusted the round count card as soon as you took any out, which if I was in a hurry it didn't get done.Do you have a source for some stripper clips that don't suck? |
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Originally Posted By FlyLeaf:
[ Gander mountain has brand new 50 cal ammo cans for $14.99. If you order 4 or more its free shipping. I bought 7 last week, they are mint never used. Enter this item # into search bar on the site- Item # 732803 free shipping is automatically added once you add 4 or more cans Was that a sale price? Shows 19.99 each now. Thanks for the tip anyway, though. rob |
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Originally Posted By FlyLeaf:
Gander mountain has brand new 50 cal ammo cans for $14.99. If you order 4 or more its free shipping. I bought 7 last week, they are mint never used. Enter this item # into search bar on the site- Item # 732803 free shipping is automatically added once you add 4 or more cans Originally Posted By FlyLeaf:
Originally Posted By nchapa:
I was thinking of doing that myself but wasnt sure if I wanted to do 500 rounds in the .30 cal cans or 1k in .50 cal cans. To bad cans are expensive around here. Gander mountain has brand new 50 cal ammo cans for $14.99. If you order 4 or more its free shipping. I bought 7 last week, they are mint never used. Enter this item # into search bar on the site- Item # 732803 free shipping is automatically added once you add 4 or more cans Looks like they raised the price to $19.99 each... 
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Originally Posted By grimhollow:
I figured somebody else might have answered this one by now. I haven't had much success fitting many loaded mags in a 50 cal or 30 cal can. I do have a bunch of 5.45 mags in one of those Cabelas dry boxes, but they aren't waterproof and don't give a really good seal like the milsurp cans do. I want to say 28 loaded 5.45 magazines will fit in one of those. Originally Posted By grimhollow:
Originally Posted By nchapa:
How many loaded mags fit in a 50 can? 30 can? I figured somebody else might have answered this one by now. I haven't had much success fitting many loaded mags in a 50 cal or 30 cal can. I do have a bunch of 5.45 mags in one of those Cabelas dry boxes, but they aren't waterproof and don't give a really good seal like the milsurp cans do. I want to say 28 loaded 5.45 magazines will fit in one of those. Sounds about right; I can only fit about 12 AK-74 mags in a standard .50 cal can. You can fit 6 7.62x39 mags across a Cabella's dry box, stacked 2 high, and then there is quite a bit of extra space. You can fit 40rd mags in there no problem. |
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Originally Posted By MAC21500: Sounds about right; I can only fit about 12 AK-74 mags in a standard .50 cal can. You can fit 6 7.62x39 mags across a Cabella's dry box, stacked 2 high, and then there is quite a bit of extra space. You can fit 40rd mags in there no problem. Originally Posted By MAC21500: Originally Posted By grimhollow: Originally Posted By nchapa: How many loaded mags fit in a 50 can? 30 can? I figured somebody else might have answered this one by now. I haven't had much success fitting many loaded mags in a 50 cal or 30 cal can. I do have a bunch of 5.45 mags in one of those Cabelas dry boxes, but they aren't waterproof and don't give a really good seal like the milsurp cans do. I want to say 28 loaded 5.45 magazines will fit in one of those. Sounds about right; I can only fit about 12 AK-74 mags in a standard .50 cal can. You can fit 6 7.62x39 mags across a Cabella's dry box, stacked 2 high, and then there is quite a bit of extra space. You can fit 40rd mags in there no problem. I stand mine on end (30 rounders) and have 4 rows of six, with two turned sideways at the end. I'll see if I can get a picture of it on here. ETA: Here's one with 26 AK74 magazines in it.  |
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YA ME TOO Originally Posted By grimhollow:
Glad it worked out for you! The monitor in the background messed me up for a second... I was thinking "That guy has a bunch of Golden Tiger!"
Originally Posted By grimhollow:
Originally Posted By DetrhoytMAK:
Hellz yeah, OP! Thanks again!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v638/KOOLmike/20140311_232655_zpswleelxa4.jpg Glad it worked out for you! The monitor in the background messed me up for a second... I was thinking "That guy has a bunch of Golden Tiger!"
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