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Posted: 9/15/2022 11:02:51 AM EDT
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Quoted: Going to be ordering a Liberty safe soon, the USA model 48 gun capacity. I know it's going to be tight with firearms and household documents. The question is what do you do with all the mags? AR mags are easy enough to identify but all the handgun mags, 9, 40s, 45s they all have a tendency to look the same after a while. How do you store and organize them? |
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Posted: 9/15/2022 11:05:11 AM EDT
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Quoted: Going to be ordering a Liberty safe soon, the USA model 48 gun capacity. I know it's going to be tight with firearms and household documents. The question is what do you do with all the mags? AR mags are easy enough to identify but all the handgun mags, 9, 40s, 45s they all have a tendency to look the same after a while. How do you store and organize them? |
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Posted: 9/15/2022 11:06:29 AM EDT
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I leave mags and ammo out in ammo cans or drawers, guns and documents go in the safe
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Posted: 9/15/2022 11:06:37 AM EDT
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Ammo cans, boxes, stacked on a shelf, etc.
Also if you're already gonna have issues with space, you're gonna want a bigger safe 
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Posted: 9/15/2022 11:06:53 AM EDT
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Not in a safe.
I have a 4 drawer toolbox that stores my most commonly used mags, with 3 or 4 types per drawer. Backups and go mags are elsewhere. ETA: 
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Posted: 9/15/2022 11:07:37 AM EDT
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AR mags, only a handful in the safe. Pistol mags, small sterilite "1961" bins with labels.
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Posted: 9/15/2022 11:08:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: In marked ammo cans with my range gear. Not in my safe. FPNI. Amazing! |
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Posted: 9/15/2022 11:09:07 AM EDT
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Have a very old, heavy file cabinet just for my mags and other random gear.
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Posted: 9/15/2022 11:09:36 AM EDT
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I mark all my magazines with a paint pencil, my initials and number, that makes it easier to collect my magazines after a match and put aside a malfunctioning mag.
You can add a gun make and model and caliber or whatever. |
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Posted: 9/15/2022 11:09:55 AM EDT
[#10]
One safe for mags
One safe for ammo One safe for guns |
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Posted: 9/15/2022 11:10:40 AM EDT
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In a metal lockable cabinet with Akro bins with labels on them.
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Posted: 9/15/2022 11:14:41 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I mark all my magazines with a paint pencil, my initials and number, that makes it easier to collect my magazines after a match and put aside a malfunctioning mag. You can add a gun make and model and caliber or whatever. Similar, I use a black sharpie. You can see it easy but its subtle. I have mesh hanging shoe holders for mags. Either on the back of the door or I have mine paracord'd to the end of my wire shelves in the gun room. |
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Posted: 9/15/2022 11:31:11 AM EDT
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My bad.
To clarify, mags and ammo will not go into safe. Ammo has it's own room/space. |
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Posted: 9/15/2022 11:32:51 AM EDT
[#14]
Many good ideas here. Thanks!
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Posted: 9/15/2022 11:34:55 AM EDT
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Parts bins from Home Depot
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Posted: 9/15/2022 11:37:16 AM EDT
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two of these
I have two of these hanging next to one of my safes. Each row or two is a different manufacturer (Glock, HK, S&W, 1911, Ruger etc). Then I have cases of AR and AK mags in boxes. Then I have loaded AR and AK mags in 50 call ammo cans that have 556 or 762 marked on them. Then I have plastic 30 cal ammo cans with PCC mags. Marked MPX, Scorpion, Colt, 22lr. |
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Posted: 9/15/2022 11:41:27 AM EDT
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My house was robbed once. They did not get into the safe. Allmost all my ammo and magazines were in a locked steel storage cabinet. They popped the lock on that and took it all.
Insurance would not pay for shit as i did not have an itemized list of every magazine and box of ammo, and I did not have any way to prove what I had. My bad, I know. But who has a list of every magazine, ammo, knives, etc? |
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Posted: 9/15/2022 11:41:53 AM EDT
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5 gallon buckets and .50 ammo cans, with good seals and desiccant packs.
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Posted: 9/15/2022 12:06:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
AR mags, only a handful in the safe. Pistol mags, small sterilite "1961" bins with labels. https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.eKGMNiprhQN-CBZadCmoZgHaHa?w=181&h=182&c=7&r=0&o=5&pid=1.7 OP, it sounds like you know already that you didn't buy a large enough safe. Start planning for a second one, it is inevitable. 
I keep some ammo and most mags in the safe. I can't recommend boxes, because they stopped making the ones that were the perfect size for pistol mags. Boxes are in red, AR mags on top shelf: 
The pistol racks are simple dinnerware/plate racks from Target. |
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Posted: 9/15/2022 12:09:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
My house was robbed once. They did not get into the safe. Allmost all my ammo and magazines were in a locked steel storage cabinet. They popped the lock on that and took it all. Insurance would not pay for shit as i did not have an itemized list of every magazine and box of ammo, and I did not have any way to prove what I had. My bad, I know. But who has a list of every magazine, ammo, knives, etc? 
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Posted: 9/15/2022 12:32:29 PM EDT
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Quoted: Going to be ordering a Liberty safe soon, the USA model 48 gun capacity. I know it's going to be tight with firearms and household documents. The question is what do you do with all the mags? AR mags are easy enough to identify but all the handgun mags, 9, 40s, 45s they all have a tendency to look the same after a while. How do you store and organize them? It has 5 shelves. The left of each shelf has about 6 (stacked two high x 3 wide)of those large yellow bins, each labeled Model Gun and Caliber. The right side of each shelf is stacked with boxes of ammo for those mags. The very bottom shelf is stacked with 30 and 50call ammo cans of ammo, I bought years ago when ammo was more findable and much cheaper. Next to that is a 5 Shelf unit, open shelf that I bought from Lowe's. It has reloading Books and stuff and a few cases of ammo as well. The rest of the wall is a large work/reloading bench. |
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Posted: 9/15/2022 12:38:46 PM EDT
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Most of my handgun mags are in the bins one would see filled with screws etc at a hardware store. They are stacked 3 high the width of the safe at the back of the upper shelf.
I have a couple of loaded rifle mags in a drawer that hangs under the shelf. The rest won’t fit. |
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Posted: 9/15/2022 12:49:48 PM EDT
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I keep mine in Craftsman plastic bins that have the latching handles. I have Husky shelving and when I put it together I made sure the bottom shelf was high enough off the floor that I can stick them under there or some go on the top shelf.
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Posted: 9/15/2022 12:59:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: AR mags, only a handful in the safe. Pistol mags, small sterilite "1961" bins with labels. https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.eKGMNiprhQN-CBZadCmoZgHaHa?w=181&h=182&c=7&r=0&o=5&pid=1.7 @Moxy. I concur  Attached File |
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Posted: 9/15/2022 1:04:52 PM EDT
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Most rifles and all my pistols in safe are loaded and have at least a couple more loaded mags with them. All the rest of mags, ammo elsewhere in ammo cans.
I paint marker the bottom of pistol mags to make the "roll mark" stand out, each different mag is a different color. Rifle mags are easy to identify by appearance. |
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Posted: 9/15/2022 1:14:31 PM EDT
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Are you labeling the individual pistol mags? If so, how?
If I was to dump these in one big pile on the floor, although I'd be able to eventually sort them out, in an emergency I'd be screwed. |
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Posted: 9/15/2022 1:21:35 PM EDT
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10 gallon metal tubs in the closet and 7 gallon totes get most of the mags. Couple loaded mags on the safe for the firearm easiest to grab.
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Posted: 9/15/2022 1:22:26 PM EDT
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Mags, ammo, gear, doodads, thingamajigs, etc get stored outside the safe. Bins, ammo cans, plastic totes, whatever.
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Posted: 9/15/2022 1:23:06 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/15/2022 1:24:08 PM EDT
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I bought magnets designed to hold magazines and they are on the stuck to the walls of security cabinet next to the safe that I usually keep a 22LR and an AR in for quicker access than the safe.
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Posted: 9/15/2022 1:26:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: One safe for mags One safe for ammo One safe for guns This is the way. |
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Posted: 9/15/2022 1:33:15 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/15/2022 1:42:45 PM EDT
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I found some large molle panel sheets on amazon, wife helped sew up a panel to cover the inside door of safe. I use shock cord to bungee extra mags to safe door. It can hold a lot of mags.
Also replaced all my shelves in my liberty safe with 3/4 plywood covered in speaker fabric and put magnetic tool holders on the bottom of the shelves to hold even more mags. |
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Posted: 9/15/2022 1:43:34 PM EDT
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I have soft cases for most of my pistols that also have multiple spots for mags and I just keep them in the safe with an I.D. tag (the little 1" square tags with a string). If I needed extra room I could just leave the cases on a shelf with the mags in it but I like having them together and not scratching up the pistols with them loose in the safe.
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Posted: 9/15/2022 1:44:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Are you labeling the individual pistol mags? If so, how? If I was to dump these in one big pile on the floor, although I'd be able to eventually sort them out, in an emergency I'd be screwed. Different color paint markers. Glocks I don't paint, they look much different than my others. |
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Posted: 9/15/2022 2:01:30 PM EDT
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I have most of them in these foot locker type boxes, I keep some locked in the safe so I have some if anything happens to my stash.
I need to go through them, has to be 500+ of all kinds  Attached File |
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Posted: 9/15/2022 2:23:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Also replaced all my shelves in my liberty safe with 3/4 plywood covered in speaker fabric and put magnetic tool holders on the bottom of the shelves to hold even more mags. The gray felt from Hobby Lobby was an exact match for the shelves in my Liberty safe. |
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Posted: 9/15/2022 2:34:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The gray felt from Hobby Lobby was an exact match for the shelves in my Liberty safe. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Also replaced all my shelves in my liberty safe with 3/4 plywood covered in speaker fabric and put magnetic tool holders on the bottom of the shelves to hold even more mags. The gray felt from Hobby Lobby was an exact match for the shelves in my Liberty safe. I should have looked there. I got the speaker fabric from Amazon, its darker than the inside walls, but when the LED lights are on, they magically match. Also if you use spray Elmer's craft glue and follow the permanent instructions it works great. I covered the magnets with the same speaker cover and it keeps the mags off the metal, but still has plenty of hold. |
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Posted: 9/15/2022 2:35:41 PM EDT
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Pistol mags, moon clips and speedloaders are stored in custom metal trays on the inside of the door. Rifle mags are stored in an “ammo locker” but I keep a half dozen handy using these brackets attached inside the door for immediate access.
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Posted: 9/15/2022 5:11:08 PM EDT
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My magazine storage used to be reasonable many years ago, but it now challenges my creative storage ideas as the number of mags increased over the years into several hundred. Considering the cost of some mags (like HKs and some AKs), the investment can be considerable, so I see them having as much value as the guns. For that reason, I store them in safes, not in metal cabinets or anything someone can easily break into (thin wall cabinets) or walk off with (tool box). I'm not too organized with the storage though, so I put them anywhere I find space and in whatever container works. As for telling them apart, I've never had a problem looking at a mag and knowing what gun they go to.
My AK mags sit in three plastic containers at the bottom of my AK safe. Not pretty but it does the job. I have segregated them by AK/AKM, AK-74, and STG (5.56mm) though . The plastic containers are pretty much maxed out so I inserted one mag into each Ak to save more storage space. Most of my AR, MP5, Uzi and most pistol mags are in an Amazon box and a shoe box in another safe. Again, not pretty.  The remaining pistol mags are below shelves I added to the bottom of this safe, in some of my wife's Tupperware that she doesn't know I repurposed. They're pushed to the back at the bottom so you can't see them. I then had to add a shoe box behind the smaller pistol shelf. In some cases, I started inserting at least one mag into each rifle or PCC to give me more room in the boxes. 
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Posted: 9/15/2022 5:15:03 PM EDT
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My heap? Gets stored in a secure loaction.
The only mags I keep out are one for each gun, for if I take it to the range. If a handgun or rifle other than my CCW or bedstandgun would be a grabber, I keep two loaded mags marked with red electrical tape on the shelf where that particular gun is stored. |
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Posted: 9/15/2022 5:38:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My magazine storage used to be reasonable many years ago, but it now challenges my creative storage ideas as the number of mags increased over the years into several hundred. Considering the cost of some mags (like HKs and some AKs), the investment can be considerable, so I see them having as much value as the guns. For that reason, I store them in safes, not in metal cabinets or anything someone can easily break into (thin wall cabinets) or walk off with (tool box). I'm not too organized with the storage though, so I put them anywhere I find space and in whatever container works. As for telling them apart, I've never had a problem looking at a mag and knowing what gun they go to. My AK mags sit in three plastic containers at the bottom of my AK safe. Not pretty but it does the job. I have segregated them by AK/AKM, AK-74, and STG (5.56mm) though . The plastic containers are pretty much maxed out so I inserted one mag into each Ak to save more storage space.https://i.imgur.com/y9Sefok.jpg Most of my AR, MP5, Uzi and most pistol mags are in an Amazon box and a shoe box in another safe. Again, not pretty. https://i.imgur.com/GuQcmpP.jpg The remaining pistol mags are below shelves I added to the bottom of this safe, in some of my wife's Tupperware that she doesn't know I repurposed. They're pushed to the back at the bottom so you can't see them. I then had to add a shoe box behind the smaller pistol shelf. In some cases, I started inserting at least one mag into each rifle or PCC to give me more room in the boxes. https://i.imgur.com/7yCg4M8.jpg You are one OCD MFer. And I like it. 
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Posted: 9/15/2022 8:16:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have most of them in these foot locker type boxes, I keep some locked in the safe so I have some if anything happens to my stash. I need to go through them, has to be 500+ of all kinds https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/132244/DECCEA02-4BFC-4F14-9F77-6AE49AE9D92B_jpe-2527156.JPG Could use a few more mags, I think there's some crevices they can fit into . |
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Posted: 9/15/2022 8:21:03 PM EDT
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I out grew safes long time ago. Now the gun room needs to expand...
It never ends. |
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